M1.5 earthquake 53 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Oct 23, 2017, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-24 03:52:19 UTC
- Depth
- 91.6 km (56.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.826° N, 152.222° 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
- 18
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3267 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 115 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3265 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.671 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 129 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 137 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.362 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.861 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.777 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.467 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.757 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
- 1.773 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 132 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.559 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.571 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.966 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 139 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.4Southern Alaska · 3256 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.267 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 142 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 141 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
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