Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 5:44 PM AKDT (01:44 UTC), 110 km (68 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-25 01:44:47 UTC
Depth
109.7 km (68.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.029° N, 152.386° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.874 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 125 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.685 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.433 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 15 · tsunami flag
  7. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.642 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.522 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.04 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.325 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.648 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 85 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.740 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.34 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.460 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.767 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.48 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3319 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.571 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 3.313 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.434 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.312 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.630 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 115 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 4.14 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 138 · tsunami flag
  40. 1.543 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.931 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.228 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.971 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 126 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.061 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 140 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.144 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.518 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.640 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.840 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.566 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.561 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.558 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.494 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 165 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 139 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3309 days ago · 149 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.581 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 135 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.026 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 104 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.95 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.861 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 111 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.78 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.148 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.711 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.015 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

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