Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 7:30 PM AKST (04:30 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-31 04:30:41 UTC
Depth
82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.360° N, 152.166° 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
29

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3533 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.922 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3532 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.749 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.519 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.535 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.821 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.78 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3531 days ago · 142 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.759 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.473 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 133 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.052 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 87 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.234 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.559 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 108 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.359 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.152 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 93 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 110 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.951 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.755 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.526 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.916 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.574 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.568 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.66 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.934 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.920 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.264 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.436 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 182 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 3.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3527 days ago · 86 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.539 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.719 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.839 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.67 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 149 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 150 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 3.2Southern Alaska · 3526 days ago · 139 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.910 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.226 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.250 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 178 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.611 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.042 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.625 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.832 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 186 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.947 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.744 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.731 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.831 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.659 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.711 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3535 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.265 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.642 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.071 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

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