Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km S of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km S of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Nov 30, 2017, 8:30 PM AKST (05:30 UTC), 71 km (44 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-01 05:30:58 UTC
Depth
70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.953° N, 151.161° 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
78

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 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3228 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.313 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.28 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.412 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.523 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.27 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.428 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.723 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.637 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.87 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.629 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.66 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3224 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 187
  25. 1.71 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.642 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.324 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.627 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.626 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.523 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.543 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.627 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.831 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.534 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.627 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.625 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.821 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.823 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.339 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.711 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.94 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.522 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.858 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 3.018 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.530 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.821 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.769 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.969 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.035 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.113 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.836 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.541 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.672 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.546 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away

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