Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 1:54 PM AKST (22:54 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 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
2018-03-09 22:54:06 UTC
Depth
87.3 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.344° N, 152.288° 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
38

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. 2.058 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.67 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.241 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 156 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 135 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.022 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 154 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.536 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.335 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 89 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 102 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.526 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.773 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.045 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.716 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.770 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.861 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.662 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.155 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.531 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.530 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.046 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 150 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.712 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.618 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.644 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 87 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.620 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.475 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 125 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.559 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.883 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 172 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.720 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.520 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.62 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.24 km SW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.865 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 143 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.537 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 3.587 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.668 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.813 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.956 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.958 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.053 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.317 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 161 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.025 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.955 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 246 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.962 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.663 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 106 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.56 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.836 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.565 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away

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