M1.5 earthquake 12 km W of Susitna, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Dec 15, 2017, 5:36 PM AKST

UTC

2017-12-16 02:36:35 UTC

Depth

66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.541° N, 150.756° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Big Lake, AlaskaPopulation 3,350. Forecast43 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast58 kmNW

After

1. 2.59 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 7:01 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.520 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:41 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
3. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 9:10 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.414 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 9:15 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.520 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 10:22 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 10:48 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
7. 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 2:43 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.736 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 10:48 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 11:55 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
10. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 9:58 PM AKST · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 10:25 PM AKST · 3210 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.121 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 1:18 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 6:56 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 5:54 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
15. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 10:11 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.816 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 6:08 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 12:44 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.7Southern AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 7:43 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
19. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 10:16 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
20. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 6:11 AM AKST · 3208 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
21. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 7:13 AM AKST · 3208 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
22. 1.932 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 6:27 PM AKST · 3207 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 6:14 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
24. 3.017 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 7:17 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
25. 1.837 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 9:12 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 12:52 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 96 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.726 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 1:07 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 4:08 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
29. 2.326 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 4:40 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 6:17 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
31. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 6:41 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 14
32. 2.140 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 12:52 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
33. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 3:18 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.247 km W of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 3:27 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 137 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.052 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 5:42 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.631 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 7:30 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
37. 1.724 km NNE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 8:34 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
38. 1.814 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 12:34 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
39. 1.930 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 12:49 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
40. 1.521 km S of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 3:12 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 4:16 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
42. 1.915 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 5:06 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 6:52 PM AKST · 3204 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSun, Dec 24, 11:59 PM AKST · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
45. 1.811 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 12:10 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
46. 1.844 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 12:17 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
47. 2.530 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 1:12 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
48. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 4:53 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
49. 2.049 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 5:01 AM AKST · 3204 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
50. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 9:06 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
51. 1.642 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 9:42 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
52. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 11:00 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 2:39 PM AKST · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
54. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 4:52 PM AKST · 3203 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 6:54 PM AKST · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
56. 1.611 km NW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 1:06 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
57. 3.046 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 1:40 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
58. 1.642 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 10:38 AM AKST · 3202 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
59. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 5:25 PM AKST · 3202 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
60. 1.842 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 8:06 PM AKST · 3202 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.5Southern AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 2:25 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
2. 2.041 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 9:38 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 7:00 AM AKST · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
4. 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 6:33 AM AKST · 3214 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.98 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 9:28 PM AKST · 3214 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
6. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 10:49 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.16 km N of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 7:02 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.727 km SW of Petersville, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 6:51 PM AKST · 3215 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.7Southern AlaskaTue, Dec 12, 4:33 PM AKST · 3216 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.7Southern AlaskaTue, Dec 12, 3:57 AM AKST · 3217 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Dec 12, 2:33 AM AKST · 3217 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 11:04 PM AKST · 3217 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.829 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 11:41 AM AKST · 3217 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
14. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 2:13 AM AKST · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 12:40 AM AKST · 3218 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 8:02 PM AKST · 3218 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
17. 1.520 km WSW of Petersville, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 4:13 PM AKST · 3218 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
18. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 3:04 PM AKST · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
19. 2.327 km N of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 1:27 PM AKST · 3218 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.530 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Dec 10, 11:31 AM AKST · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017g2vi4k6 (also filed as ak17611550). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.