Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Jun 10, 2018, 6:07 PM AKDT (02:07 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2018-06-11 02:07:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.014° N, 150.439° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.215 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.521 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.032 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.920 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.512 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.78 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.525 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.223 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.940 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.413 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.59 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.529 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.853 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.612 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.050 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.725 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.914 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.67 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.914 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.66 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.614 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.039 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.223 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.53 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.619 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.228 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.517 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.516 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.13 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.924 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.810 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.515 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.59 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.157 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.22 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.740 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.89 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.930 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.842 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.63 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away

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