M1.7 earthquake 12 km W of Fox River, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km W of Fox River, Alaska on Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 11:58 AM AKDT (19:58 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-28 19:58:07 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.871° N, 151.183° 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
- 47
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 112 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.614 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.926 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
- 1.830 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.522 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.039 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.543 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.456 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.242 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.228 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.517 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.633 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.662 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.867 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.641 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.37 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.738 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.933 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3009 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.419 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.111 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.263 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.615 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.745 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.124 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.516 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.329 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 18 · tsunami flag
- 1.526 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.531 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.725 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.627 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.254 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.928 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.311 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
- 1.626 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.046 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.534 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.538 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.556 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.236 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.531 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.456 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.028 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.820 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.013 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 45
- 1.568 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
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