M1.6 earthquake 54 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 1, 2017, 2:43 AM AKST (11:43 UTC), 103 km (64 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-01-01 11:43:58 UTC
- Depth
- 102.9 km (63.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.208° N, 152.591° 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
- 27
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
- 1.645 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 97 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.555 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 106 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.264 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 106 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 141 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.56 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.258 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 97 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3562 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.045 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.540 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 132 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.068 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 127 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 74 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.844 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 170 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.542 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 130 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.252 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 159 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
- 1.867 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 103 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 90 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 99 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.853 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3559 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3559 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.838 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.763 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 123 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 96 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.334 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 84 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 97 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.734 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 123 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.862 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.043 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 170 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.028 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.154 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 83 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Homer, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.732 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.645 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.686 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 152 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.97 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 87 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.975 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 130 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.991 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 153 km deep · 71 km away
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