Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska on Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 9:26 PM AKST (06:26 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km W of Happy Valley, 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
2019-12-03 06:26:09 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.939° N, 150.413° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.521 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.538 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.513 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.431 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.530 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.717 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.67 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.65 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.08 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.417 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.715 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.038 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.620 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.820 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.13 km W of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.114 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.218 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.530 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.136 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.77 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.66 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.67 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.96 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.714 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.714 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.927 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.112 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.69 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.87 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.618 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.918 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.026 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 47 · tsunami flag
  38. 2.212 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.03 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.731 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.618 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.027 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.718 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, AK · 2474 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.811 km ENE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.820 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.512 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.511 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.89 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.218 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.59 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.53 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.526 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.88 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.628 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.533 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.616 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.816 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.58 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.715 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.020 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.612 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.57 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.221 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.824 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.09 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.630 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.622 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.15 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.718 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away

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