Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 2:49 AM AKDT (10:49 UTC), 54 km (33 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 10:49:11 UTC
Depth
53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.761° N, 150.738° 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
44

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.517 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.89 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.553 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.725 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.851 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.927 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.529 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.531 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3264 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.847 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.623 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.535 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.2Central Alaska · 3259 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.844 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.029 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 14
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.747 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.835 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.627 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2

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