Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, Mar 3, 2018, 9:32 AM AKST (18:32 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, 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
2018-03-03 18:32:24 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.575° N, 150.624° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.924 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.117 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.52 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.718 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.12 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.733 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.265 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.813 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.271 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.634 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.372 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.671 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.731 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.639 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.534 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.813 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.58 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3128 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3128 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.613 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.716 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.034 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.111 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.025 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.661 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.513 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.030 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.516 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.96 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.930 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.429 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.59 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.926 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.718 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.015 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.511 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.659 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 139 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.668 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.617 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.518 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.025 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.26 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.825 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.138 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.010 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.510 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.66 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.617 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.716 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.73 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.515 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.719 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.924 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away

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