M1.7 earthquake 61 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 12, 2021, 8:40 PM AKST (05:40 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 55 km ENE 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-13 05:40:43 UTC
- Depth
- 104.6 km (65.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.309° N, 152.640° 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
- 54
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.873 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 126 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.742 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 98 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.554 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.192 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 170 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.070 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 116 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.764 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.469 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 104 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.553 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 2082 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.662 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 105 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.517 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.853 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.816 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 95 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.725 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.863 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.327 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.614 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.137 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.788 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 132 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.255 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 102 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.515 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.956 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 102 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.953 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 87 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.711 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.916 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.027 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.730 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.268 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 124 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.250 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 2076 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.536 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.536 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.552 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.454 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.024 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 125 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.927 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 134 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.436 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 148 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.873 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.97 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.68 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.551 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 115 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.318 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.040 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 142 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.948 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 159 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.07 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.022 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.977 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 122 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.621 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 147 km deep · 85 km away
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