Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 3:37 AM AKST (12:37 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE 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
2019-12-03 12:37:29 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.559° N, 150.794° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.521 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.538 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.513 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.721 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.953 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.431 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.530 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.75 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.717 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.255 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.831 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.94 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.67 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.019 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.720 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.024 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.35 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.716 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.75 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.08 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.417 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.68 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.220 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.819 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.715 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.038 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.654 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.615 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.620 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.210 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 33
  40. 2.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.634 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.810 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.820 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.114 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.56 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.857 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.530 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.136 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.77 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.66 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.67 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.96 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.714 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.714 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.927 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.112 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  57. 4.115 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 226 · tsunami flag
  58. 1.69 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.34 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.731 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.739 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.624 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.616 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.034 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.58 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.020 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.612 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.915 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.57 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.221 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.655 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

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