M2.1 earthquake 17 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 2:49 PM AKDT (22:49 UTC), 64 km (40 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
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-17 22:49:41 UTC
- Depth
- 64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.849° N, 152.104° 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
- 77
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.327 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.031 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7Southern Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 205 · tsunami flag
- 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.146 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3272 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.852 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.737 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.536 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.845 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.761 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 98 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.564 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3270 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3270 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.043 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 147 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 137 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.030 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 148 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3268 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 121 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 2.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 134 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.258 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 93 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.854 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.869 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.971 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.161 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.148 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.756 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
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