Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska on Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 8:11 AM AKDT (16:11 UTC), 62 km (39 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
2020-04-14 16:11:53 UTC
Depth
62.4 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.726° N, 150.883° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.92 km WNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.817 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.618 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.13 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.729 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.531 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.747 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.212 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 208 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.516 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.564 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.610 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2358 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.716 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.817 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.79 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.641 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.33 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.524 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.620 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.76 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.725 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.08 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  29. 2.223 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.89 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.58 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.644 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.65 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.621 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.310 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.54 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.824 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.610 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.123 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.54 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.758 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.856 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.454 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2345 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.621 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.019 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.617 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.538 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.29 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.28 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 1.839 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.526 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.69 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.824 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.772 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.717 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.826 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.67 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.513 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 50 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.925 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.133 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.543 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.538 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.822 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.18 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away

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