Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska on Tue, Dec 26, 2017, 10:44 PM AKST (07:44 UTC), 34 km (21 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 07:44:04 UTC
Depth
34.3 km (21.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.648° N, 149.493° 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
46

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.831 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.320 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.123 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.619 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.531 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.55 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.726 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.840 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.64 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.517 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.78 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.725 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.621 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.219 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.531 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.112 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.52 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.525 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.610 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.214 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.723 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.632 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.56 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 14
  15. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3209 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away

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