Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Jan 14, 2018, 5:49 PM AKST (02:49 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2018-01-15 02:49:40 UTC
Depth
29.2 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.275° N, 148.104° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.020 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.523 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.621 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3172 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 54
  20. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  24. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.528 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.717 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.622 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.913 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.915 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.614 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.114 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.911 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.051 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.69 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.018 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.916 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.522 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.617 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.85 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.854 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.618 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.55 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away

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