Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 6:57 AM AKDT (14:57 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Susitna North, 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
2018-07-12 14:57:48 UTC
Depth
44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.297° N, 150.256° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 46 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.36 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.824 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.519 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.240 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.614 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.55 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.536 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.714 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.135 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2997 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.812 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.810 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.66 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.534 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.120 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.738 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.05 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.430 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.520 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.842 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.81 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.517 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.86 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.729 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.68 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.930 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.518 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.648 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.513 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.913 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.725 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.93 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.654 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.516 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.026 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.911 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.712 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.53 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.818 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.637 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.238 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.223 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.126 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.77 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.621 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.816 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.128 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.027 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.554 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.47 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.814 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.137 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.528 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.550 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.37 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.818 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 4.225 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 117 · tsunami flag

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