Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 35 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Jul 12, 2017, 10:56 AM AKDT (18:56 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 43 km WNW of Happy Valley, 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
2017-07-12 18:56:31 UTC
Depth
76.5 km (47.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.169° N, 152.260° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
80

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.748 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.565 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 104 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3370 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.678 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.749 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.543 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 155 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.527 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3369 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.926 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.578 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.837 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.668 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 100 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.560 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 134 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 164 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.57 km WNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.541 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 127 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.524 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3366 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3366 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.563 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 101 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.651 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.946 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.18 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.632 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.817 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 3.348 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.756 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.966 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.828 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.729 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.924 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 3.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 14
  45. 2.146 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 145 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.175 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 128 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.738 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.631 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.740 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 102 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.624 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.968 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 121 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 114 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.544 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.160 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.96 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.723 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.564 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.544 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.633 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.65 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.849 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.454 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.06 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.928 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.58 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.441 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.732 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.846 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

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