M1.7 earthquake 84 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 84 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Jan 17, 2017, 5:56 PM AKST (02:56 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-18 02:56:27 UTC
- Depth
- 68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.890° N, 153.077° 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.948 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.950 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.669 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.963 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.61 km NNE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.047 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.582 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3544 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.987 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.589 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.437 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.759 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.844 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.861 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.655 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.064 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.947 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.842 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.595 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.760 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.767 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.240 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.777 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.136 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.665 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.720 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.631 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.537 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.950 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.219 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.581 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.459 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.89 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.934 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.984 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.718 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.087 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.961 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.747 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.689 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.587 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.783 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.387 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.588 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.587 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.636 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.789 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.792 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.245 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.923 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.915 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.816 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.078 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.860 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.970 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.787 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.145 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.942 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.940 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.079 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.121 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.976 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.960 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
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