Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Jan 5, 2017, 10:17 PM AKST (07:17 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-06 07:17:12 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.641° N, 161.651° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.438 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 150 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.662 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.920 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.810 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.459 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.447 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.648 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.153 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.428 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.08 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.725 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.221 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.025 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.816 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.827 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.940 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.317 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.912 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 3.017 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.215 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.815 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.016 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.745 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.342 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.155 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.144 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 188 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 153 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away

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