Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km N of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km N of Fox River, Alaska on Thu, May 25, 2017, 8:04 AM AKDT (16:04 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-25 16:04:21 UTC
Depth
48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.114° N, 150.867° 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
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3418 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.123 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.542 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.142 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.65 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.612 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.814 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.148 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.54 km WSW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.98 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.232 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 711 · tsunami flag
  16. 1.513 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.230 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.53 km E of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.744 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.912 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.731 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.67 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.023 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.924 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  25. 2.821 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.827 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.413 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.038 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.950 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.134 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.17 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.721 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.312 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.612 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.811 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.122 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.918 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.630 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.219 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.62 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.610 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.852 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.827 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.911 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.535 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.534 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.55 km WSW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.636 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.419 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.315 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.53 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.76 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.443 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.732 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.613 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.545 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.721 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.631 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.546 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.913 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.950 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.39 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.025 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.828 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.511 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away

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