Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km W of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km W of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 10:11 PM AKDT (06:11 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km WNW of Susitna, 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
2017-10-06 06:11:43 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.738° N, 150.299° 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
59

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3282 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.917 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.613 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.645 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.932 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.634 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.627 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.835 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.747 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.714 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 14
  40. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.517 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.89 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.615 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.725 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.031 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.616 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.816 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.312 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.815 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.59 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.636 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.331 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.828 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.033 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.612 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

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