Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 6:22 PM AKST (03:22 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-11-17 03:22:45 UTC
Depth
100.6 km (62.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.286° N, 152.477° 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
79

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 102 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.778 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 159 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.834 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.48 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.574 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.047 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.612 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2147 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.877 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 114 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 81 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.629 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.369 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.312 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.150 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.818 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2146 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 94 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.357 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 114 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.059 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 94 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.931 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2145 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.554 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.88 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.820 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.97 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.916 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2144 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.961 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.171 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.039 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 90 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.843 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.526 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.863 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.57 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2143 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.566 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.944 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.822 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.841 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.372 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2142 days ago · 135 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.54 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.33 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.06 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2141 days ago · 89 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.938 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.330 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 146 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.548 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.622 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.54 km N of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.537 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.68 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2140 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.051 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.450 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.058 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2139 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.575 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2148 days ago · 104 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.565.3 km W of Port Alsworth, AK · 2148 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.837 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 167 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.563 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2149 days ago · 148 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.274 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2149 days ago · 135 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.542 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.259 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.949 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.564 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2150 days ago · 132 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.69 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2150 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.463 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.020 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2151 days ago · 154 km deep · 86 km away

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