M2.1 earthquake 14 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 7:47 AM AKDT (15:47 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-25 15:47:02 UTC
- Depth
- 59.2 km (36.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.145° N, 151.196° 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
- 62
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 146 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 47 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.362 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.29 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.777 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.559 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.914 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.61 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.267 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.723 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.929 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 1.728 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3253 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.562 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.661 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.54 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.87 km W of Seldovia, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.94 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.127 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.525 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
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