Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 11:51 AM AKDT (19:51 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-06-17 19:51:09 UTC
Depth
65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.117° N, 152.103° 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
21

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.411 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.949 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 136 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.933 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.712 km NNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.356 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2294 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.448 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.670 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.635 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.913 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.940 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 79 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.634 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.116 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.045 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.528 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.575 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.28 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.58 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.618 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.832 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.557 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.128 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.524 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.713 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.837 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.824 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 69 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.121 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.636 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.519 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.261 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.564 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 137 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.446 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 158 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.540 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.520 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.09 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.052 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.117 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.522 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 3.561 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 125 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.937 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.749 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.514 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.546 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2283 days ago · 94 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.065 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 135 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.146 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 92 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.538 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.727 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.825 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.018 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.567 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.662 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.525 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 136 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.926 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 110 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.626 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.12 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away

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