Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Southern 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
2017-08-30 12:09:17 UTC
Depth
89.7 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.459° N, 152.395° 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
14

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. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.740 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.011 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.111 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 13
  7. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.460 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 108 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.713 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.361 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.767 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.78 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.637 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.48 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3319 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.939 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 150 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.829 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.815 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.544 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3318 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.946 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.14 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.313 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.312 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.427 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 4.14 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 138 · tsunami flag
  44. 1.66 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.543 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.611 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.936 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.931 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.228 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.167 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.846 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.061 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 140 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.144 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.756 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.648 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.935 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 141 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.618 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.325 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.059 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.522 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.642 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 4.433 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 15 · tsunami flag

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