M1.7 earthquake 26 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 23, 2017, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 2017-10-24 03:37:06 UTC
- Depth
- 68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.298° N, 152.371° 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
- 23
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 194 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.258 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 94 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.076 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.850 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.283 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.157 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.136 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.438 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.039 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.741 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.193 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.652 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.640 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 133 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.241 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.938 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.362 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.251 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3260 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.29 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.052 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.361 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.456 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.069 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.9Southern Alaska · 3260 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
- 2.255 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.131 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 133 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.034 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.855 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.541 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.34 km SSE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.248 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.765 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3267 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 148 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.030 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.776 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.648 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
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