Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 1, 2017, 9:53 PM AKDT (05:53 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 29 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-02 05:53:34 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.745° N, 161.726° 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
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.77 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.864 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.635 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.214 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.062 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.363 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 163 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3314 days ago · 167 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 161 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.59 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 157 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.929 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 139 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.049 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.532 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 170 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 143 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.231 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.055 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 123 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.131 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.641 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 158 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.341 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3366 days ago · 159 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.131 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.948 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.423 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 185 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.650 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away

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