M1.5 earthquake 12 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 11:45 PM AKST (08:45 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-08 08:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.094° N, 151.452° 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
- 40
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
- 1.664 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.943 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.645 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.655 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.682 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 138 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.19 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.056 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.030 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.958 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.721 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.923 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3247 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.952 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.577 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.934 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.360 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.852 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.068 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.98 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.60 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.722 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.542 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.939 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.822 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.530 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.147 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.49 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 217 · tsunami flag
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.826 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.649 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.657 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.921 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.563 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.914 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 56 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.517 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3252 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.525 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.127 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.94 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.87 km W of Seldovia, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.54 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
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