M1.7 earthquake 14 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska on Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 8:12 AM AKDT (16:12 UTC), 36 km (22 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-14 16:12:32 UTC
- Depth
- 36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.903° N, 151.200° 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
- 29
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 123 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.117 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.726 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.113 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.213 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.57 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.66 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.87 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
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