Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Aug 28, 2017, 8:42 PM AKDT (04:42 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-29 04:42:08 UTC
Depth
55.9 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.309° N, 150.670° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.325 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.648 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.34 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.618 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.625 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.722 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.625 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.515 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.82 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.59 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.571 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.313 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.711 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.434 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.312 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.012 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.630 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.731 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 4.14 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 138 · tsunami flag
  37. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.515 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.722 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.971 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.50 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.518 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 57 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.566 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.561 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.916 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.945 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.513 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.715 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.010 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.011 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.916 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.522 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.230 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.023 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.923 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.49 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.73 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.56 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.581 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1

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