Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 6:11 AM AKST (15:11 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, 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
2018-11-27 15:11:57 UTC
Depth
57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.073° N, 151.091° 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
49

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.633 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.544 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.76 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.992 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 158 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.730 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.723 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.720 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.98 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.16 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.07 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.919 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 7.11 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2,342 · PAGER orange · tsunami flag
  22. 4.54 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 4.34 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  25. 5.87 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 122
  26. 4.97 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 4.08 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.610 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.15 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 4.06 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 4.07 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 4.51 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.72 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.58 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.14 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 3.01 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.54 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.48 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.21 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 3.22 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.33 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 3.65 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 3.72 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.29 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 3.45 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 3.13 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 5.26 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 79
  50. 3.86 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.49 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 3.22 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 3.13 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.80 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 3.25 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.97 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.87 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 3.12 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 53
  59. 2.85 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 3.36 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.85 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.95 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 65 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.371 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.732 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.621 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.747 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.52 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 67 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.90 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.519 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.510 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.628 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away

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