Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 12:28 AM AKDT (08:28 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km S 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
2018-08-17 08:28:29 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.779° N, 150.786° 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
57

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 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.219 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.561 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 57 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.646 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.920 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.84 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.727 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.539 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.628 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.630 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.57 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.648 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.740 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.829 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.631 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.848 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.631 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.27 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.823 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.717 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.827 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.625 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.528 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.543 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.122 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.57 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.721 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 69 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.721 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.427 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.718 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.98 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.519 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.730 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 58 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.555 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.855 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.16 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.512 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.120 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.419 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.555 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.341 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.620 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.26 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.537 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.320 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 65 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.127 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 4.28 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 447
  6. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.936 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.729 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.727 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.329 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.728 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.629 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.618 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.820 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.923 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.819 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018aiv00a3 (also filed as ak20107949). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.