Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 5:34 AM AKDT (13:34 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-24 13:34:16 UTC
Depth
42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.025° N, 150.799° 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
40

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 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.29 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.34 km SSE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.724 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.914 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.61 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.723 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.929 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.728 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.54 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.87 km W of Seldovia, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.94 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.127 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.525 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.517 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.914 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.921 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.649 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.826 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.512 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.943 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.19 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.721 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.923 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3247 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.934 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.639 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.94 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away

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