Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 90 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 90 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2017, 12:33 PM AKST (21:33 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-09 21:33:42 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.878° N, 153.204° 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
44

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 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.989 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.138 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.091 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.258 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.979 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.818 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.862 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.019 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.429 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.557 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.690 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.452 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.684 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.973 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 4.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.281 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 64 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.747 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.58 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.960 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.330 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.978 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.461 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.161 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.656 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.689 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3518 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.794 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.692 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.759 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.450 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.690 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.749 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3515 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.481 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.653 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.653 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 111 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.838 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.876 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.680 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.635 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.592 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 4.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.972 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.656 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.931 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.248 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.159 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.658 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.84 km SSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.521 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.567 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.890 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.669 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.554 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.659 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.539 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.158 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.670 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.653 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.943 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away

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