Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km W of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km W of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Oct 16, 2017, 5:17 PM AKDT (01:17 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-10-17 01:17:37 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.558° N, 151.033° 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
47

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

After

  1. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.517 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.529 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.531 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3264 days ago · 91 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.847 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.623 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.535 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.467 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 14
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.747 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.835 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1

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