Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 11:33 AM AKDT (19:33 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-20 19:33:46 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.917° N, 150.039° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.917 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.625 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.8Central Alaska · 3391 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.72 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.218 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.712 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.639 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.932 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.029 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.025 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.622 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.524 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.126 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.316 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.318 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.011 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.617 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.717 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.521 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.127 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.525 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.010 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.242 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 4.026 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.115 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.813 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.128 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.837 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.721 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.730 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.82 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.59 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.649 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.616 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.833 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.313 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.731 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.144 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.915 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.128 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.028 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.912 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.215 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.69 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.826 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.275 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.164 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.038 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.025 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.752 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.912 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.644 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away

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