Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2017, 4:13 AM AKST (13:13 UTC), 83 km (52 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-09 13:13:08 UTC
Depth
83.2 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.390° N, 152.212° 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
50

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.047 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.159 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.830 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.038 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 147 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.862 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.814 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3522 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.062 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.048 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 86 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.146 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 159 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.032 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 158 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.255 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.044 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 158 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.246 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 143 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.346 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 160 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.858 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.960 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.819 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.649 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 81 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.761 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.818 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.529 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3520 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.528 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.963 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.761 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.461 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.832 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 148 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.748 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.767 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.656 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.766 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.940 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 191 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.828 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.810 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.891 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 154 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.262 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.340 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 150 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.011 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.729 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.226 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.910 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.2Southern Alaska · 3526 days ago · 139 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 150 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 149 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.839 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away

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