M2.3 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Sep 28, 2017, 5:43 AM AKDT (13:43 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-09-28 13:43:38 UTC
- Depth
- 129.2 km (80.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.828° N, 153.432° 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
- 83
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
- 2.062 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.858 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 119 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 143 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.746 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 111 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.569 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 107 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 120 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.850 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.559 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.047 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.559 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.670 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.328 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
- 1.636 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.918 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.870 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 129 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.539 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 156 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.765 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.751 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3288 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.364 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 98 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.719 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.742 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.038 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 130 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.285 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 144 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.840 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.748 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.861 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.658 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 102 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.675 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.787 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.953 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.834 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 146 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.963 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 123 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 129 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3292 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.028 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.931 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 130 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.79 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 95 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.643 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 124 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 130 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.775 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3294 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
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