Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Feb 1, 2018, 5:22 PM AKST (02:22 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-02 02:22:28 UTC
Depth
108.8 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.885° N, 152.922° 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 131 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.956 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 139 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.875 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.940 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.663 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 105 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.139 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.83 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 101 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.039 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 164 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 97 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.146 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 3.259 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.652 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 94 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.357 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 97 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.929 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 139 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.960 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 126 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.829 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.652 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 88 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.51 km E of Homer, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.067 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.361 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 107 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.239 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.044 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 158 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.556 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 107 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.532 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.832 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 118 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 122 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 107 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 96 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.620 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.760 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 99 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 125 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 96 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.526 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.948 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 89 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.618 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.974 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 101 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 94 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 148 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.930 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.747 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 131 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.957 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.229 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.059 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 99 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.765 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 137 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 107 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 97 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.734 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away

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