M1.5 earthquake 66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 20, 2017, 1:47 PM AKDT (21:47 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-20 21:47:30 UTC
- Depth
- 105.1 km (65.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.286° N, 152.760° 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
- 24
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 122 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.841 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.818 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.074 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 134 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3298 days ago · 101 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.56 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.99 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.254 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.924 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.73 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.049 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.164 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 143 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 131 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.717 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.722 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 133 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 114 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.738 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.043 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.054 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 113 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 139 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 125 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.775 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 135 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 130 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.264 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.643 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.79 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.028 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3292 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.411 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 133 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3292 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 135 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.064 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 123 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.948 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.237 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.551 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 116 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.744 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.526 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 2.038 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 141 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.870 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
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