Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 16, 2017, 2:52 PM AKST (23:52 UTC), 99 km (62 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-16 23:52:37 UTC
Depth
99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.357° N, 152.668° 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
52

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. 1.610 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.719 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3516 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.421 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.520 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.447 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.748 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 141 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 112 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.960 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 105 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.714 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 103 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.920 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 128 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.561 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 4.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 105 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.57 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.729 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 108 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.111 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 102 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.369 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.863 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 102 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 112 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.836 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.943 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.059 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.810 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.831 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.223 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 140 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.931 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.855 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.248 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.743 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.813 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3511 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.537 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.048 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 93 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.745 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.78 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.274 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 85 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.891 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 154 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.810 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.828 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 92 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.940 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 191 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.766 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.656 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.767 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.748 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3519 days ago · 148 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.161 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0172649i9m (also filed as ak15282479). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.