Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 7:26 PM AKDT (03:26 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-30 03:26:36 UTC
Depth
30.8 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.120° N, 149.784° 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
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.223 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.53 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.619 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.822 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3011 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 4.225 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 117 · tsunami flag
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.37 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.814 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.47 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.027 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.128 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.621 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.77 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.726 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.131 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.518 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.126 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.530 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.716 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.08 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.82 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.36 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.824 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.519 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.614 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.55 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.036 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2998 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.812 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.810 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.428 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.66 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.05 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.520 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.81 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.86 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.926 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.914 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.914 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.612 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.59 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.618 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away

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