Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 6:06 PM AKDT (02:06 UTC), 70 km (44 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-12 02:06:47 UTC
Depth
70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.224° N, 151.837° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
65

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. 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.364 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3277 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.958 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.213 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.257 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.755 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 134 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3275 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.148 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.161 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.971 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.854 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.258 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.117 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.164 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 121 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 4.7Southern Alaska · 3271 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 205 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.067 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 135 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.769 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.87 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.158 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.123 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away

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