Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 8:38 AM AKDT (16:38 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 97 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-16 16:38:51 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.178° N, 161.576° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.783 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.647 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.092 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.870 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.356 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 174 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.963 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.240 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.076 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.943 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.446 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.650 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.423 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 185 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.948 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 94 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.131 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.791 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.456 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.969 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.783 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3368 days ago · 159 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.341 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.167 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.996 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.1101 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.641 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 158 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.157 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.764 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.663 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.129 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.072 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.595 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.162 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.761 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.543 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.973 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.384 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 3.572 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.77 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.089 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.281 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.278 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 3.769 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.753 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.897 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.998 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.864 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 3.997 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.874 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.899 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.9105 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.193 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.938 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.259 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 65 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.680 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.675 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.167 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.195 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.253 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.667 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.3109 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away

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