Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km W of Homer, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km W of Homer, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2017, 3:10 AM AKDT (11:10 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 24 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-07 11:10:06 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.647° N, 151.728° 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
80

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.733 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.062 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.731 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.059 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3437 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.945 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.538 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.744 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.521 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.618 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.146 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.549 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.631 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 83 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.66 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.230 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 140 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.443 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.215 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.154 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.529 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.144 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.911 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.055 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3433 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.530 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.771 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.857 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.838 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.550 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.550 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, AK · 3432 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.117 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 3.916 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  49. 1.654 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.556 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.564 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.914 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.021 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.257 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.414 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.013 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.751 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.56 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.913 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 5.314 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 735 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.854 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.623 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.758 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.049 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.769 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.845 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away

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