Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 85 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 85 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Fri, Aug 4, 2017, 1:18 AM AKDT (09:18 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 61 km NW of Aleneva, 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
2017-08-04 09:18:05 UTC
Depth
86.1 km (53.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.804° N, 153.293° 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
18

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 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3346 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.687 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.989 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.661 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.536 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.325 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.758 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.951 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.375 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.861 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.591 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.594 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 57 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.693 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.546 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.645 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.150 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.865 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.684 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.730 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.865 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.261 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.732 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.682 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.847 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.685 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.833 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.853 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.659 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.728 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.637 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.934 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.647 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.578 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.580 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.542 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.858 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.359 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.990 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.778 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.753 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.859 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.853 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.048 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.994 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.454 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.460 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.159 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.876 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.646 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.259 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.999 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.760 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.586 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.028 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.286 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.186 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.788 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.987 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.573 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.575 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.672 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.957 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.711 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away

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