M1.7 earthquake 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 23, 2018, 1:44 PM AKDT (21:44 UTC), 96 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km E of Pedro Bay, 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
- 2018-03-23 21:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 95.6 km (59.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.493° N, 152.883° 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
- 48
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
- 2.061 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.764 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.811 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 134 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.662 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.777 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.941 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 73 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.754 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 150 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.533 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.567 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.655 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.54 km W of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 98 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.840 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.834 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.670 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 94 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.047 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.664 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 90 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.626 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.253 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.960 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.139 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.881 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 148 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.225 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.856 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 79 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.614 km W of Homer, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.521 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.513 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.659 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.474 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.543 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.64 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 169 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.045 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.666 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.716 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 145 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.532 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 104 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 109 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.525 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.630 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.553 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.045 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.546 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.130 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 141 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.139 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 135 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.878 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.08 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 162 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 102 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
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