M1.8 earthquake 65 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Fri, Dec 8, 2017, 6:23 PM AKST (03:23 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 40 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-09 03:23:21 UTC
- Depth
- 104.9 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.051° N, 153.060° 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
- 26
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
- 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 107 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 94 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.726 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 140 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 168 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 118 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.757 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3220 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.09 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.522 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3220 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.777 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 136 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.733 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.032 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 145 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.188 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 137 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.382 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 142 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.751 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 93 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 136 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.716 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.761 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.162 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 113 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.868 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.978 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.365 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 122 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.518 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 135 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.357 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.142 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 147 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.822 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.656 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 88 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.24 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.063 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 121 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 101 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.970 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 107 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.952 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.154 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 101 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.82 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.761 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 121 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.770 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.841 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 137 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.959 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.415 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.453 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 100 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.565 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 115 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.460 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.562 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 95 km deep · 15 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.339 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.513 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3222 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3222 days ago · 138 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.016 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.672 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 97 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.543 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.756 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 141 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 127 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.50 km NNW of Homer, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 108 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
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