M2.3 earthquake 60 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 8:51 AM AKST (17:51 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 55 km W of Nanwalek, 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-02 17:51:33 UTC
- Depth
- 97.9 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.392° N, 153.372° 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
- 77
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
- 3.359 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.581 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 100 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.134 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 124 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.063 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.037 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 126 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.255 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.114 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.163 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 96 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.863 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.728 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.158 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.046 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.041 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.733 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.075 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.057 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.943 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.068 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.586 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.756 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 141 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.672 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.016 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3222 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.726 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 140 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 168 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.757 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 85 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.523 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3220 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3219 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 3.361 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 2.126 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 143 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.637 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 145 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 123 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.938 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.844 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.840 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.777 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.658 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 102 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.726 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
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