M1.8 earthquake 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Nov 18, 2017, 4:27 PM AKST (01:27 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, 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
- 2017-11-19 01:27:44 UTC
- Depth
- 86.0 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.174° N, 152.419° 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
- 68
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
- 2.629 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 105 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.122 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.248 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 89 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.863 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 102 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.757 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.057 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.157 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.538 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 139 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.154 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 109 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.061 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.511 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 164 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.147 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.824 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.631 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.835 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 81 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.148 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.260 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.12 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.525 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.660 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.959 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.141 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 107 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.177 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.138 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
- 2.830 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 89 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
- 1.871 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3234 days ago · 129 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.737 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.961 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 100 km deep · 12 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 97 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.954 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 147 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.858 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.953 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 155 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 97 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.147 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 134 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.530 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.746 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.939 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
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