Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Willow, Alaska on Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 7:07 PM AKDT (03:07 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-10-27 03:07:42 UTC
Depth
39.7 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.672° N, 150.199° 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
54

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.2Central Alaska · 3261 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.029 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.16 km SSE of Chase, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.935 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.65 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.911 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.624 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.619 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.50 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.622 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.621 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.93 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.712 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.315 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.6Central Alaska · 3252 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.726 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.514 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.621 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.026 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.517 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.524 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3249 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.533 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.623 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3267 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.529 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.927 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away

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