Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 62 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 62 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Jan 9, 2017, 6:25 AM AKST (15:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 69 km NW 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
2017-01-09 15:25:27 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.668° N, 162.001° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.920 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.729 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.810 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.459 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.447 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.648 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.153 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.428 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.215 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 4.469 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 179 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.155 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.144 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.438 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 150 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 188 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 153 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away

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