Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska on Mon, Feb 27, 2023, 8:29 AM AKST (17:29 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, 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
2023-02-27 17:29:31 UTC
Depth
44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.790° N, 151.432° 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
41

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. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1315 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.554 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.625 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.741 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.812 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 4.553 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 42 · tsunami flag
  16. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.541 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.636 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.158 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.162 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.066 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1313 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.073 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.049 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.725 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.754 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.161 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.822 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.944 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.518 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.265 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.861 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.553 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.961 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.065 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.171 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1311 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.946 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1311 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.952 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.034 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.830 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.16 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.622 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.261 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.057 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.345 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.78 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.972 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.734 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.159 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1316 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.624 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.751 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.072 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.846 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away

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