Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska on Thu, Jun 8, 2017, 12:21 AM AKDT (08:21 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 26 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-08 08:21:57 UTC
Depth
68.7 km (42.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.505° N, 151.411° 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
59

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.770 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.852 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.881 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.773 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.827 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.911 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.163 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.535 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.534 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.636 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.419 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.315 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.946 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.911 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.574 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 140 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.723 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.011 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.613 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.540 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.09 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.710 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.513 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3396 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.683 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.17 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.612 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.716 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.610 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.55 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.667 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.72 km SSE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.520 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.640 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.265 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.63 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.147 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.626 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.719 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.62 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.219 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.918 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.122 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.811 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.612 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.312 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.17 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.134 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.955 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.465 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.163 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away

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