Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Mon, Dec 18, 2017, 10:25 PM AKST (07:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 66 km WNW of Petersville, 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
2017-12-19 07:25:57 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.287° N, 150.286° 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
47

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.631 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.527 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.561 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.816 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.629 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.743 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.639 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.041 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.518 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.45 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.532 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.837 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.326 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 14
  27. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.631 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.724 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.726 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.844 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.515 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 63 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.648 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.061 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.629 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.842 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.7Central Alaska · 3202 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.724 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.831 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.766 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.152 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.131 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.725 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.446 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.034 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.520 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.052 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.645 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.98 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.751 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away

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