M1.8 earthquake 8 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Oct 4, 2017, 7:29 PM AKDT (03:29 UTC), 53 km (33 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-05 03:29:24 UTC
- Depth
- 52.9 km (32.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.988° N, 151.569° 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
- 17
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
- 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.06 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.675 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.834 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 146 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.963 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.422 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 47 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3284 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.746 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.87 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.067 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
- 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 64 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.364 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.66 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3279 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.57 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.958 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.213 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.113 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.257 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.755 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.658 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.041 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.636 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.828 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 144 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.285 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.742 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.719 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.848 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.913 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.364 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.628 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3290 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.751 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
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