Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 36 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 7:12 PM AKDT (03:12 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km SW of Tatitlek, 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
2017-10-25 03:12:43 UTC
Depth
20.4 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.958° N, 147.318° 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
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.549 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.716 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.813 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.951 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.622 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.744 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.128 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away

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