Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 2:13 PM AKST (23:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-07 23:13:25 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.179° N, 150.222° 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
44

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.6Central Alaska · 3250 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.349 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.726 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.621 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.141 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.517 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.452 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3247 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.030 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.533 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.718 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.933 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.035 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.021 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.619 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.0Central Alaska · 3239 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.644 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.617 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.531 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.826 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.822 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.516 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.823 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.730 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.721 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.628 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.95 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.68 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.742 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.712 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.622 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.50 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.619 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.624 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.65 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.935 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.16 km SSE of Chase, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.055 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.029 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away

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