Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Feb 3, 2018, 10:55 PM AKST (07:55 UTC), 66 km (41 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-04 07:55:35 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.393° N, 151.989° 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
12

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. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.146 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.259 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.652 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.357 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.960 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.829 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.652 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.51 km E of Homer, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.960 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.590 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.067 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.239 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.518 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 23
  23. 1.556 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.532 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.832 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.577 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.676 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.620 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.760 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.526 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.618 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.974 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.661 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 4.874 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  46. 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.676 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.674 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.127 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.036 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.840 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.081 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.616 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.83 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 51 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.663 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.875 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.930 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.747 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.957 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.229 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.059 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away

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