Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SW of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Whittier, Alaska on Fri, Aug 25, 2017, 3:37 AM AKDT (11:37 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 42 km W of Tatitlek, 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
2017-08-25 11:37:55 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.699° N, 148.855° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.923 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.618 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.625 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.722 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.835 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.840 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.711 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.731 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.634 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.66 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.422 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.722 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.942 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.513 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.513 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.038 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.124 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.719 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.519 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.227 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.526 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.724 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.644 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.520 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.838 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.528 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.628 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.613 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.616 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.79 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.633 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.815 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.543 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.8Southern Alaska · 3331 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 24
  12. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.022 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.09 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.94 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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