Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 68 km S of Shungnak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km S of Shungnak, Alaska on Thu, Jan 7, 2021, 4:02 AM AKST (13:02 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 65 km S of Shungnak, 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
2021-01-07 13:02:37 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.289° N, 157.421° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.169 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.7northern Alaska · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.568 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.669 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.168 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.111 km WNW of Shungnak, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.865 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.967 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.568 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.668 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.664 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.661 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.662 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.566 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.466 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.711 km SE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.759 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.065 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.561 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.162 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 1.668 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.557 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.956 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.664 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.225 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.98 km S of Ambler, Alaska · 2106 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.966 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.770 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSE of Ambler, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.663 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.861 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.263 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.967 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

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