Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 6:55 AM AKDT (14:55 UTC), 91 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
2017-09-05 14:55:44 UTC
Depth
90.5 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.157° N, 152.425° 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
26

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. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.611 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 98 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.936 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.931 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.228 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.167 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.846 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.122 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.244 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.061 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 140 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.144 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 78 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.756 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 133 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 145 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.640 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 90 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.655 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 120 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.840 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 78 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.638 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.752 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.558 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 95 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.935 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 159 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 134 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.146 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 179 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.735 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.520 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.560 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 139 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3309 days ago · 149 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.97 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.936 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.444 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 104 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3308 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.570 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.867 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.768 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.860 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.85 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.126 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.045 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 153 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.953 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.712 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.715 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.97 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.66 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.14 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 138 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.427 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.14 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 95 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 96 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.946 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 149 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3318 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.544 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.815 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 131 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.829 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away

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