Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Wed, Oct 4, 2017, 3:05 AM AKDT (11:05 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 60 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-04 11:05:39 UTC
Depth
37.3 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.554° N, 150.726° 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.041 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.834 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.360 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.87 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.66 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.57 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.213 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.113 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.117 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.751 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3270 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.726 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.611 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.29 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.069 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.255 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.034 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.34 km SSE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.248 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.724 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.914 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.61 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.723 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.929 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 38 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.728 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.87 km W of Seldovia, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.613 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.771 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.719 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.913 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.628 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3288 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.918 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.328 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  11. 1.911 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.729 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.88 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.028 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.79 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.632 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.75 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3294 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away

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