M1.7 earthquake 22 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 12, 2018, 4:33 AM AKST (13:33 UTC), 67 km (42 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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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
- 2018-01-12 13:33:55 UTC
- Depth
- 67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.204° N, 151.919° 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
- 26
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
- 2.469 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.77 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.148 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.862 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.633 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.154 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 157 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.810 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.135 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.821 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.715 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
- 2.453 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.76 km NE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.80 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.140 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 187 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
- 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.860 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 92 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.844 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.867 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3183 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.550 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.819 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.571 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.832 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.757 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.512 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.159 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.832 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.728 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.09 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.553 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.032 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 166 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.61 km E of Cohoe, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.121 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 79 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3186 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.964 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.236 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.388 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 141 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 126 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.737 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.523 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
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