Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, Apr 12, 2020, 2:04 PM AKDT (22:04 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NNW of Beluga, 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
2020-04-12 22:04:50 UTC
Depth
72.8 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.511° N, 151.600° 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
65

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 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.522 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.772 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.824 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.528 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.033 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.69 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.815 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.839 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.722 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.49 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.817 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.13 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.729 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.926 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.034 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.241 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.82 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.627 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 201 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.25 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  28. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.516 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.728 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.564 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.359 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 108 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2357 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.817 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.79 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.641 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.920 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.33 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.67 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.235 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.524 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.552 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.92 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.77 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.11 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.725 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.08 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 12
  51. 2.223 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.89 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.644 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.624 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.94 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.556 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.21 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.572 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 131 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.717 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.826 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 206 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.526 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.826 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.85 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.31 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.218 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.67 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.16 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.79 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.626 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.133 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away

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