Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 70 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska on Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 12:33 AM AKST (09:33 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km SE of Ferry, 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
2017-12-14 09:33:33 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.747° N, 147.017° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 3210 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.967 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 4.06 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 48
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.97 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.637 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.818 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.241 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.67 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.213 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 4.67 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 46
  28. 1.755 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.343 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.613 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.511 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.433 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.857 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.578 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.66 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.627 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.2Central Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.713 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.525 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.637 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

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