Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, 4:23 PM AKST (01:23 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km NW of Susitna, 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
2017-12-06 01:23:51 UTC
Depth
65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.741° N, 150.832° 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
31

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 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.440 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.626 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.523 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.831 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.534 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.742 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.625 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.834 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.612 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.713 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 107 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 71 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.028 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.858 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.327 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.520 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.829 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3218 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3217 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.540 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.727 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.16 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.98 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.041 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3214 days ago · 68 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.520 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.414 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.034 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.520 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.736 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.725 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 82 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.52 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.71 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 187
  8. 1.734 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.025 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.419 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.432 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017fmbggze (also filed as ak17486661). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.