Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Nov 18, 2016, 5:02 AM AKST (14:02 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-18 14:02:36 UTC
Depth
57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.770° N, 151.135° 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
19

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.712 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.016 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.915 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.731 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.79 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.877 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.950 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.578 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.773 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.83 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.626 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.75 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.542 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.411 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 3.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 4.031 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.731 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.20 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.523 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.649 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.659 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.74 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.513 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3602 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.727 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.52 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.027 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.69 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.445 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.89 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.915 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.755 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.146 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.656 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.552 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 3.018 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.619 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.57 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.628 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.516 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.77 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.641 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.13 km WSW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.635 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.518 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.637 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.823 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.518 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.619 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.863 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.079 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away

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