Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 0 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 4:52 PM AKST (01:52 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-15 01:52:06 UTC
Depth
47.1 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.536° N, 151.101° 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
41

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.966 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.614 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.515 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.822 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.530 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.49 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 217 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.18 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.99 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.511 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.610 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.811 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.611 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.629 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.122 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.248 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.520 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.625 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.645 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.546 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.824 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.12 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.525 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.660 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.959 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.110 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.09 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.557 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.177 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 141 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.138 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.830 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.98 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.068 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.852 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.94 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.639 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.026 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.035 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3247 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.829 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.524 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.829 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.621 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away

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