Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 10:28 PM AKST (07:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-13 07:28:55 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.993° N, 148.783° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.618 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.756 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.322 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.020 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.523 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3180 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.68 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.210 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.60 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.621 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.115 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  38. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 54
  39. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  43. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.610 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.528 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.717 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.622 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.913 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.610 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.531 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away

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