M1.8 earthquake 30 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Nov 18, 2017, 1:49 PM AKST (22:49 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km SSW of Halibut Cove, 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-18 22:49:24 UTC
- Depth
- 56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.080° N, 151.953° 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
- 21
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 133 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.860 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.761 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.878 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.757 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.057 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.157 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.154 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.775 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.631 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.942 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 64 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.864 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.958 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.830 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
- 1.882 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.737 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.874 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.034 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.955 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.511 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.056 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.767 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.368 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.924 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3232 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.748 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.819 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3230 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.719 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.069 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3229 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.882 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.236 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.844 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.727 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.360 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.359 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.879 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.267 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 2.453 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.858 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.844 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.848 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.364 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.722 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.147 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.935 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 60 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.672 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.939 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.542 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.722 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
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