Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 45 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Jun 18, 2016, 10:18 AM AKDT (18:18 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 44 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-06-18 18:18:20 UTC
Depth
87.7 km (54.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.327° N, 152.265° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.016 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 103 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.931 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.264 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.045 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.59 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.547 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.39 km NE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.643 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.516 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.742 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.557 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.611 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.558 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 108 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.575 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.857 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.448 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 91 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.553 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.250 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 146 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.66 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.460 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.958 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.045 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.757 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 90 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.648 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.041 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.648 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 93 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.547 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.647 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.762 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3755 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.747 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.341 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.835 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 3.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.041 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 80 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.757 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.656 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 95 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.567 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.633 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 90 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.843 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.314 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.859 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.953 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 96 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.76 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.649 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.552 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 141 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.514 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3763 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.19 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away

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