M1.7 earthquake 50 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 50 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Jul 18, 2016, 9:24 AM AKDT (17:24 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 54 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-18 17:24:41 UTC
- Depth
- 99.6 km (61.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.140° N, 152.566° 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
- 16
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 113 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.963 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 118 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.535 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 169 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.928 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 85 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 141 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.514 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.154 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.238 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 130 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.660 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 139 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 102 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.830 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 144 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.739 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.433 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 100 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.959 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.255 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 99 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.722 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.734 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.540 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 164 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 2.143 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 143 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.3Southern Alaska · 3727 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3727 days ago · 84 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.921 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.548 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.724 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.72 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.141 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.649 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.553 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.453 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.022 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 122 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.824 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 137 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.848 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 98 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.967 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 102 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.712 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.461 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.244 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3724 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.515 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.849 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.880 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.737 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.52 km E of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.234 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 98 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.567 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 115 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.360 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.671 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 129 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.518 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.062 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3734 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
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