Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 34 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 34 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 1988, 2:10 PM AKST (23:10 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.4 75 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-14 23:10:12 UTC
Depth
67.6 km (42.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.126° N, 152.278° 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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.146 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14138 days ago · 100 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.557 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14138 days ago · 100 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.428 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 14136 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.348 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 159 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.824 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.42 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.838 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14127 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.161 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 141 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.850 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.98 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 14123 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.772 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14118 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 6.475 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 134 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 133 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.067 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.577 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.774 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.254 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14115 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 135 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 81 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.356 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.917 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 3.879 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.852 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 3.773 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14113 days ago · 134 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14113 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14113 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.674 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14113 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.178 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14112 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14112 days ago · 92 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.312 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 14112 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.967 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.744 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 101 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.246 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.944 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.068 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 89 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.513 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 14107 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14106 days ago · 133 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14106 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.941 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14106 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.6Southern Alaska · 14106 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14106 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.323 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 14106 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.374 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14105 days ago · 131 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 3.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14105 days ago · 133 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 14101 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.762 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 14095 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.145 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14094 days ago · 110 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.410 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 14091 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.210 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14090 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14089 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 3.141 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14088 days ago · 79 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14087 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.970 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.958 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 99 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.861 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 14142 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.919 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.357 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14145 days ago · 130 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.474 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 14145 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14146 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.534 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14146 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14147 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.018 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 14148 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.832 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14152 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14153 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.960 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14155 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away

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