M1.9 earthquake 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km N of Ninilchik, 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-15 02:05:00 UTC
- Depth
- 131.3 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.356° N, 152.848° 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
- 33
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
- 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.636 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 140 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.125 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.978 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 139 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.052 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.960 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.968 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 114 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.240 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 170 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.454 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 147 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.458 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.168 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.877 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 105 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.958 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 94 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.151 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 154 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.734 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.971 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.820 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 119 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.764 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.758 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 93 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.953 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.053 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.732 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.734 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.259 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3488 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.849 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.832 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.953 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.157 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 151 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.634 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.079 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 113 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3488 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.828 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 123 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.366 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.720 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.867 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.512 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.368 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 115 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.020 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.162 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 122 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.334 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.632 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.126 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 95 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.766 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.517 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3493 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
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