Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 9:59 PM AKST (06:59 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-07 06:59:52 UTC
Depth
58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.971° N, 151.355° 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
29

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. 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.017 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.811 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.04 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.331 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.852 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.739 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.710 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.864 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.247 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.059 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.12 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.223 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.927 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.861 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 3.447 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.351 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.331 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.730 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.977 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.022 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.549 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.07 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.318 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.721 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.68 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.97 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.873 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.742 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.554 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.070 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.764 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.910 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.469 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.553 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2081 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.89 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2089 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.822 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.644 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.821 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.67 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.58 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.923 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.527 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.631 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.561 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.973 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.016 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.914 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.973 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.419 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.07 km WSW of Fox River, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away

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