Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km S of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km S of Big Lake, Alaska on Mon, Sep 5, 2022, 2:56 PM AKDT (22:56 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km SE of Skwentna, 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
2022-09-05 22:56:51 UTC
Depth
36.6 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.441° N, 149.940° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.19 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.521 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.917 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.511 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.810 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.028 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.910 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.63 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 51 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.61 km E of Houston, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.521 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.99 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.623 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.732 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.635 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.516 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.512 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.236 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.54 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.213 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.515 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.07 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.623 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.815 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.912 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.817 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.535 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.520 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.220 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.62 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 32 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.019 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.525 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.821 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.713 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.531 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.27 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.839 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.615 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.514 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.716 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.724 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.130 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.419 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1489 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.6Central Alaska · 1489 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.75 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.77 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.57 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.022 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.924 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away

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