Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 1:47 AM AKST (10:47 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-12 10:47:37 UTC
Depth
91.0 km (56.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.600° N, 152.649° 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
76

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. 1.661 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 93 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.812 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.955 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 142 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.448 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 78 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3493 days ago · 101 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.517 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.766 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.334 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.053 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 102 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 98 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 134 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.826 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.162 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.020 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 85 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.636 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.87 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 140 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.57 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 4.125 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.052 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.960 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.968 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.240 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 170 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.454 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 147 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.458 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.168 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.877 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.958 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.151 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 154 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.024 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.350 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.971 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 134 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.53 km NNE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.056 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.764 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.758 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.953 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.053 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 100 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.732 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.834 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.834 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 90 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.539 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.763 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.552 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 74 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 124 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.746 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.261 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 117 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3496 days ago · 94 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.543 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.826 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.656 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 100 km deep · 30 km away

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