Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Oct 9, 2017, 6:37 PM AKDT (02:37 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-10 02:37:44 UTC
Depth
64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.891° N, 151.417° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
64

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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.769 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.257 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.835 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.695 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 156 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.883 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.644 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.422 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.450 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 33 km away

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