M1.9 earthquake 48 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 3:22 AM AKST (12:22 UTC), 84 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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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
- 2017-01-06 12:22:37 UTC
- Depth
- 84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.226° N, 152.459° 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
- 37
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
- 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.734 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.713 km ENE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 86 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.63 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.030 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 149 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.170 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 131 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.724 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.830 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.013 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 91 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.572 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.742 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.825 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 141 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.757 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.035 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.547 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 125 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.663 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 131 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.845 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 161 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.545 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.751 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 143 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.545 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.68 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.732 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.758 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.761 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.744 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 132 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.366 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3552 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.159 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.422 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.742 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.334 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 96 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.763 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.838 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3559 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3559 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
- 1.566 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.853 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 126 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 86 km deep · 12 km away
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