Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Aug 26, 2017, 4:42 AM AKDT (12:42 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-26 12:42:09 UTC
Depth
68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.798° N, 152.216° 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
51

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. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.359 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.567 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 119 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.337 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.822 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.433 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 15 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.464 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.844 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.63 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.658 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.642 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.043 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.04 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.758 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.059 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.243 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.150 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.618 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.935 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 141 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 96 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.740 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 99 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.011 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 3.111 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 13
  39. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.460 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.713 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.361 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.767 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.78 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.768 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.637 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.48 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3319 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.939 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.964 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.656 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.829 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.239 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.648 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.856 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.743 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.620 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.166 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.840 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3326 days ago · 112 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.731 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.152 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 145 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 121 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.652 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.614 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.55 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away

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