Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 39 km N of Valdez, 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
2017-12-11 00:55:08 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.922° N, 146.767° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.938 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.851 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.819 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.536 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.751 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.649 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.950 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.546 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.641 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.827 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.243 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.518 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3204 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3201 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.736 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.747 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.040 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.647 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.240 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.532 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.722 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.830 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.630 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.852 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.633 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away

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