Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, May 11, 2017, 6:53 PM AKDT (02:53 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 32 km WNW of Nikiski, 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
2017-05-12 02:53:17 UTC
Depth
91.3 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.157° N, 152.167° 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
32

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. 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3432 days ago · 161 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.857 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 124 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.838 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.550 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.550 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, AK · 3432 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.117 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.916 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.519 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.564 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 124 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.021 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.827 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.257 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.545 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.575 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.032 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 89 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.72 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.025 km NNE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 181 km deep · 96 km away · tsunami flag
  30. 2.644 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.229 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.520 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.572 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 170 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.856 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.531 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.070 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.914 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.958 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 147 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.154 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 135 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.452 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.743 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 3.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.553 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.739 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.544 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.143 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 147 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.559 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.555 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 101 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3433 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.055 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.911 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.144 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.529 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 125 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.154 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.215 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.443 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.570 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.230 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01762cg2pa. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC.