Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 44 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 44 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 12:08 PM AKST (21:08 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 70 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-02 21:08:38 UTC
Depth
32.4 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.181° N, 148.807° 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
42

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.729 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.964 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.38 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.729 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.642 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.518 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.663 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.765 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.560 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.917 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.55 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.929 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.50 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.932 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.712 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 106
  21. 2.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.510 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.532 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.733 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.453 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.365 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.823 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.612 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.621 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.529 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.330 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.610 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.555 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 3.124 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.253 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 49 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.630 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.540 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.66 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.671 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.639 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.621 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.634 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.75 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.848 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.629 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.518 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.06 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.619 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.638 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.54 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.51 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.530 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.737 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.82 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.90 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.63 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.81 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.738 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.042 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.025 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.921 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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