M1.7 earthquake 54 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 5:36 AM AKDT (13:36 UTC), 102 km (63 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-18 13:36:27 UTC
- Depth
- 101.6 km (63.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.266° N, 152.544° 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7Southern Alaska · 3271 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 205 · tsunami flag
- 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.146 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 96 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.852 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.637 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.883 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 134 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 104 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.761 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 108 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 141 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.564 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3269 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3269 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 90 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.043 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 147 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 137 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 148 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.030 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 108 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 148 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 91 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3267 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 2.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 93 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 100 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.164 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 121 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.031 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 136 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.327 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.117 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 134 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.258 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 117 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 93 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 135 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.854 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 87 km deep · 19 km away
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