Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Mar 13, 2017, 7:17 PM AKDT (03:17 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km N of Ninilchik, 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
2017-03-14 03:17:16 UTC
Depth
84.6 km (52.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.717° N, 151.877° 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
30

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.218 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.91 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.74 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.162 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.636 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.125 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.978 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 139 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.052 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.528 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 96 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.514 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.968 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.168 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.877 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.958 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.151 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 154 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.734 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 76 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.971 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.820 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.819 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.520 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.821 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.758 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.741 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.732 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.734 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.259 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3489 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.832 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.818 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.953 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.157 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 151 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.079 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.532 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3488 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.366 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 111 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.720 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.54 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.512 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.368 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.511 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.016 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 78 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.126 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.766 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.661 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.517 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.020 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.111 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.834 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.632 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.548 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.539 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.724 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away

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