Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km N of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km N of Sterling, Alaska on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 12:21 PM AKST (21:21 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-17 21:21:00 UTC
Depth
55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.611° N, 150.757° 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
50

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 48 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.511 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 47 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.610 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.811 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 45 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.629 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.122 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.248 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.615 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.520 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.625 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.645 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.546 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.12 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.525 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.660 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.110 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 46 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.09 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.138 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.950 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.515 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.614 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.513 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.114 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 3.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.544 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.542 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.541 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.836 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.017 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.113 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.035 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.821 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 4.49 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 217 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.530 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.822 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.515 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.614 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.966 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.60 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.98 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.068 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.57 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away

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