M1.8 earthquake 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 7:40 PM AKDT (03:40 UTC), 100 km (62 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
- 2017-10-25 03:40:24 UTC
- Depth
- 99.7 km (62.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.312° N, 152.599° 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
- 34
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
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.247 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 133 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.258 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 127 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.438 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 102 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.039 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.73 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.671 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 129 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 137 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.652 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.640 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 133 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.241 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.938 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.362 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.861 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 137 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.777 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 109 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.467 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.361 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.456 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 93 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.9Southern Alaska · 3260 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.757 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 133 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
- 2.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.131 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.034 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.773 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.720 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3267 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.457 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 91 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 148 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.030 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
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