Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, May 31, 2017, 3:33 AM AKDT (11:33 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 54 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-31 11:33:00 UTC
Depth
71.1 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.614° N, 152.545° 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
55

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.279 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.754 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 118 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.549 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.863 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.636 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.544 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.67 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.023 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 76 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.263 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.924 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.539 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.550 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.043 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.638 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.821 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.261 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.557 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 89 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.155 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.556 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.638 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.518 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.827 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.636 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.546 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 135 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.959 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.235 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 151 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.631 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.950 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.163 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.465 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.863 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 137 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.941 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 141 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.876 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.737 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.721 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.312 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.761 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.53 km E of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.949 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.230 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.98 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 133 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.54 km WSW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.547 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.072 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 133 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.620 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.148 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 103 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.857 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.857 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away

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