Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 66 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 66 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 25, 2016, 3:29 PM AKDT (23:29 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 31 km SW of Nanwalek, 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
2016-09-25 23:29:37 UTC
Depth
60.1 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.021° N, 152.886° 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
40

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.683 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.063 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 109 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.568 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.690 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.787 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.164 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.193 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.540 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.736 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.787 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.788 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.589 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.954 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.149 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.593 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.693 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.446 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.985 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.991 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.56 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.456 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.546 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.538 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.053 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.547 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.144 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.961 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.233 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.946 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.542 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.640 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.358 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.043 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.693 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.845 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.689 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.324 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 137 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.587 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.987 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.675 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.758 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.669 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 68 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.870 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.668 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.686 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.564 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.551 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.847 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.830 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 142 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.272 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.87 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.742 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.257 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.856 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.755 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.576 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.994 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.744 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.691 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.162 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.127 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.878 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3664 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.740 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.549 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.934 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away

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