M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 2:32 PM AKDT (22:32 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-19 22:32:51 UTC
- Depth
- 44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.124° N, 151.328° 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
- 53
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 141 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.761 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 59 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.117 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.971 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
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