Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Dec 31, 2017, 4:44 PM AKST (01:44 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km WSW of Akhiok, 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
2018-01-01 01:44:58 UTC
Depth
49.7 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.625° N, 154.785° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.785 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.726 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.185 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.826 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.818 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.052 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.581 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.880 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.484 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.881 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.587 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.580 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.027 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.745 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.560 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.655 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.822 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.064 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.829 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.914 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.588 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.839 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.847 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.022 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.519 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.664 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.280 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.867 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.686 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.629 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.317 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.527 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.628 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.630 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.885 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.240 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.617 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.879 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.171 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.857 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.661 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.047 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.177 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.88 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.929 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.016 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.093 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.647 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.136 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.476 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.786 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.395 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.982 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.067 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.739 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.051 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 3199 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.535 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.246 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.987 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.517 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.518 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.714 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.843 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.123 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.867 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.024 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 2.285 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.959 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.591 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.375 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.967 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.560 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.782 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

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