Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Willow, Alaska on Sun, Jun 17, 2018, 9:25 AM AKDT (17:25 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-17 17:25:54 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.911° N, 150.124° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.829 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.524 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.820 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.853 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.612 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.050 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.511 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.914 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.511 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.525 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.523 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.318 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.112 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.730 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.545 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.926 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.328 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.141 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.714 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 3.137 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.631 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.125 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.712 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.523 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.53 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.827 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.632 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.823 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.7Central Alaska · 3014 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.854 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.511 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.97 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3012 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 4.225 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 117 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.532 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.940 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.223 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.89 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.512 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.724 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.233 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.735 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.514 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.941 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

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