M1.6 earthquake 79 km N of Aleneva, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km N of Aleneva, Alaska on Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 2:16 PM AKST (23:16 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 74 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-14 23:16:54 UTC
- Depth
- 82.4 km (51.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 58.770° N, 153.043° 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
- 19
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.814 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.946 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.736 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.859 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.823 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.977 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.864 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.580 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.163 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.067 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.969 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.748 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.950 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.457 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.338 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.263 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.978 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.828 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.156 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.589 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.681 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.886 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.760 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.571 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.772 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.448 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.474 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.246 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.262 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.682 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.035 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.559 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.946 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.754 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.744 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.170 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.030 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.866 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.281 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.152 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.158 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.161 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
- 2.068 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.883 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.843 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.860 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.460 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.753 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.957 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.761 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.455 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 2.384 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.054 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.953 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.989 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.357 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.068 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.355 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.365 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.868 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.050 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.161 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.071 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
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