Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 3:32 PM AKDT (23:32 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-12 23:32:13 UTC
Depth
53.4 km (33.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.359° N, 150.626° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
53

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.627 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.835 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.747 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 14
  19. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.529 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.932 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.613 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.917 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.123 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.644 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3282 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.422 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away

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