Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 11:09 AM AKDT (19:09 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 52 km W of Happy Valley, 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
2016-10-22 19:09:17 UTC
Depth
60.2 km (37.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.908° N, 151.442° 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
20

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.915 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.524 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.358 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.170 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.018 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.443 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.822 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.945 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.365 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.455 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.632 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.521 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.557 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.519 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.911 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.361 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.768 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.445 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.648 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.970 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.535 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.16 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.562 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.210 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.965 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 134 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.349 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 120 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.512 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.73 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.921 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.967 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.954 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.036 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.942 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.58 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.137 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.722 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.951 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.871 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.956 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.965 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 133 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.850 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.155 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.718 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.776 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.622 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.629 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.521 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.969 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.449 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.453 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.528 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.74 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away

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