M1.7 earthquake 70 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 70 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 6, 2018, 9:56 AM AKST (18:56 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 40 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 2018-01-06 18:56:24 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.425° N, 152.690° 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
- 20
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
- 1.758 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.642 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.53 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.852 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 138 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.552 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.225 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.536 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.579 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.948 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.881 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 175 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.030 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 139 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.943 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 163 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.617 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.565 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.912 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.523 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 103 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.145 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.388 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 141 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.236 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.964 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3187 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.121 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.61 km E of Cohoe, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.722 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.469 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 142 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.148 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 132 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.862 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 108 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.633 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.154 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 157 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.810 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.630 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.081 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 124 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.832 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.067 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.765 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 107 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.675 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.528 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.049 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.127 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.648 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.872 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
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