M1.6 earthquake 60 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 6:37 PM AKDT (02:37 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, 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
- 2017-09-14 02:37:55 UTC
- Depth
- 90.7 km (56.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.661° N, 152.889° 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
- 14
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
- 1.97 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.026 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.546 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.166 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.052 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 135 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.846 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 152 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.942 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.970 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.837 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.257 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 92 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 89 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.158 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 150 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.856 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.847 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.765 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.934 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.855 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 117 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.564 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.042 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 127 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.158 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3303 days ago · 124 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 74 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.851 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.265 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.935 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 121 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.132 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.98 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 141 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.253 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.038 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.526 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.744 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.237 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.948 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 107 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.924 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 126 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 109 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 135 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 83 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 84 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.818 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.074 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
- 1.858 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.784 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.953 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 81 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.045 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 153 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.126 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.85 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.860 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.768 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.867 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.570 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3308 days ago · 133 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.444 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.936 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.97 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.575 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.646 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3309 days ago · 149 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 139 km deep · 61 km away
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