M1.7 earthquake 38 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-25 02:25:47 UTC
- Depth
- 74.8 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.442° N, 152.570° 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
- 27
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
- 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 81 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 90 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.043 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.054 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 97 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 139 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 82 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3294 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.775 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.681 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.643 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.79 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.028 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.672 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3292 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3291 days ago · 129 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.062 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.858 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 72 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 143 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.992 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.746 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 94 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.569 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.792 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.911 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.559 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.047 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.559 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.670 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.328 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
- 1.636 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.918 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 76 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.722 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.058 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.363 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.861 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.164 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 143 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.049 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.892 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.962 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.924 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.254 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.970 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.691 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.99 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
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