Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, May 1, 2017, 2:28 PM AKDT (22:28 UTC), 66 km (41 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-01 22:28:22 UTC
Depth
65.5 km (40.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.480° N, 152.081° 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
15

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.682 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.248 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.627 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3443 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.849 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.641 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.033 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.920 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.739 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.242 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.815 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.344 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.878 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.067 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.866 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.361 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.754 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.943 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.862 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.4Southern Alaska · 3441 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.043 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.823 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.845 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.07 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.54 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.845 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.651 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.542 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 153 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.769 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.049 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.758 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.623 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.048 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.638 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.741 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.611 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.434 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.258 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.846 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.871 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.544 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.627 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.669 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.546 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.842 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away

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