Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 26 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 8:04 AM AKST (17:04 UTC), 71 km (44 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-26 17:04:08 UTC
Depth
71.3 km (44.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.665° N, 150.939° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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
117

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 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.717 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.944 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.532 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.318 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.542 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.546 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.531 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.922 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.535 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.960 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.110 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.016 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3229 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 3.313 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 67 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.57 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.937 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.28 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.523 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.753 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.941 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.428 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.542 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.637 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.432 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.419 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.66 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.734 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 187
  56. 1.71 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.52 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.831 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.031 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.114 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.513 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.513 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.614 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.719 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.748 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3235 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.810 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.736 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.742 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.95 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.557 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away

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