Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 3:47 PM AKST (00:47 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2017-12-14 00:47:25 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.993° N, 149.020° 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
39

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 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 14
  22. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.55 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.64 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.78 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.810 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.615 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.622 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.53 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away

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