M1.6 earthquake 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 3:40 PM AKDT (23:40 UTC), 89 km (55 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-21 23:40:37 UTC
- Depth
- 88.6 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.278° N, 152.182° 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
- 33
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
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 148 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.030 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3269 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 2.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 93 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 100 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.247 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 126 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.039 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.671 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 129 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 137 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.652 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.640 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 107 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 137 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.043 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3271 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3271 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.761 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
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