Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 8:32 PM AKDT (04:32 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km W of Cohoe, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-29 04:32:03 UTC
Depth
69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.925° N, 151.481° 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
52

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 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.121 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 74 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3352 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.114 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.617 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  16. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.963 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.910 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.122 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.68 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.811 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.732 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.48 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.027 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.528 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.035 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.335 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.09 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.711 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.553 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.734 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.321 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.912 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.648 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 86 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.94 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.413 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.99 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.639 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.555 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.511 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.95 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.823 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.611 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.633 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.578 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.025 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.621 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.011 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away

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