Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km E of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km E of Willow, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2017, 7:31 PM AKDT (03:31 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km N of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-31 03:31:27 UTC
Depth
40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.750° N, 149.834° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.525 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.519 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.76 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.612 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.620 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.14 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.633 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.720 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.634 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.815 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.631 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.921 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.50 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.412 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.513 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.515 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.911 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.644 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.912 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.752 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.025 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.510 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.618 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.917 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.53 km S of Chase, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.825 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.815 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.823 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.67 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.815 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.920 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.915 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.521 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.98 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.013 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.233 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.520 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3

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