Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 4:28 PM AKST (01:28 UTC), 89 km (55 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-27 01:28:45 UTC
Depth
88.7 km (55.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.287° N, 152.325° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.8mb, body-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.358 · 2 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
154

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. 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.056 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.544 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.162 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 141 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 120 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.748 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.672 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.541 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.963 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.836 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.865 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.954 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3230 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.719 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.017 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.365 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 118 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.113 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.346 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 158 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.035 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.969 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.769 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.754 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.821 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 4.259 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
  37. 1.965 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.726 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.658 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.840 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 99 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 117 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.412 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.844 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.938 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.637 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 145 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.520 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.126 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.749 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.955 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.142 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.515 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.961 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.737 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away

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