Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Wed, Feb 15, 2017, 8:37 AM AKST (17:37 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-15 17:37:20 UTC
Depth
99.8 km (62.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.776° N, 153.113° 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
35

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. 3.450 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.274 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.065 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.749 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3516 days ago · 101 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.06 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.447 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.748 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 141 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.653 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.653 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.838 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 129 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.960 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 110 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.714 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 128 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.635 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 125 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 129 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 101 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 4.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 103 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.57 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 106 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.729 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.111 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.369 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 123 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.863 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.836 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 98 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.943 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.059 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 108 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.831 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 128 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.656 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.223 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 140 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.931 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.855 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.248 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 109 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.743 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 102 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.813 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.810 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.828 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.940 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 191 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.766 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3518 days ago · 101 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.656 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 102 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.961 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 100 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.767 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 102 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3518 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 97 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.748 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3518 days ago · 148 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.161 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 95 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.832 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.461 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.963 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.528 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away

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