M1.6 earthquake 52 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 6:33 PM AKST (03:33 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 2017-11-15 03:33:17 UTC
- Depth
- 92.1 km (57.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.334° N, 152.421° 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
- 28
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
- 1.966 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.939 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.722 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.542 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.939 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.746 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.530 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 134 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.147 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 97 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.953 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 155 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.49 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 217 · tsunami flag
- 2.18 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.99 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.511 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.610 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.811 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.858 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 147 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 97 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 130 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.629 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.122 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.248 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 89 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.863 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.757 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 95 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.057 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 107 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.157 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.538 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 139 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.154 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.061 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 140 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.147 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 134 km deep · 66 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.60 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.98 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.068 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.124 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 168 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.056 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.852 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 85 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.859 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 141 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.360 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 109 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.648 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 157 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.026 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.934 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
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