M2.0 earthquake 68 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Dec 6, 2017, 7:30 AM AKST (16:30 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 55 km W of Nanwalek, 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
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-06 16:30:51 UTC
- Depth
- 61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.997° N, 152.898° 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
- 72
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 164 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.586 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.624 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.267 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3221 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.757 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3219 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.733 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.055 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.161 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.050 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.868 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.365 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.357 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.989 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 66 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.953 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.952 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.054 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.384 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.455 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.761 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.957 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.841 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 137 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.959 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.753 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.460 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.679 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.424 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 137 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.263 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.946 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.736 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.859 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.823 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.728 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.977 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.549 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.943 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.057 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.075 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.733 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.041 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.046 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.158 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.863 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.163 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 96 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.114 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.255 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.037 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away
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