Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, May 6, 2018, 5:00 PM AKDT (01:00 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km WSW 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
2018-05-07 01:00:21 UTC
Depth
55.6 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.864° N, 150.718° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.767 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 120 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.711 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.527 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.654 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.048 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.612 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.540 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.521 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.564 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.820 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.25 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.86 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.725 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away

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