Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 9:00 PM AKDT (05:00 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km E of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-28 05:00:06 UTC
Depth
64.9 km (40.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.699° N, 151.021° 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
48

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 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.33 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.27 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.219 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.623 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.227 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.216 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.731 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.633 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.833 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.555 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.034 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.721 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.612 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.033 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 77 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.648 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.615 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 62 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.017 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.636 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.59 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.815 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.312 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.816 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.450 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.616 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.913 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.123 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.917 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.613 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.529 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.039 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.930 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.610 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.415 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.538 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 58 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.7Central Alaska · 3295 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.840 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.819 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.378 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.526 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.845 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.916 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away

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