Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 3:48 PM AKST (00:48 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 30 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-10 00:48:56 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.089° N, 148.107° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.951 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.675 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.018 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.519 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.848 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.715 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.99 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.059 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.18 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.512 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.535 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.930 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.747 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.523 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.623 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.964 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.774 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.516 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 26

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