Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:16 AM AKST (13:16 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NNW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-24 13:16:00 UTC
Depth
52.9 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.767° N, 150.706° 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
42

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 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.844 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.515 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.046 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.642 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.842 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 3202 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.724 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.831 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.038 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.320 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.329 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.565 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.561 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.619 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.531 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.54 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.610 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.55 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.639 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.744 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.657 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.726 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.840 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.517 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 49 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.156 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.412 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.78 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.815 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.814 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.724 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.631 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.052 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.247 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 137 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.140 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14
  12. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.326 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.837 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.532 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.518 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away

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