Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 68 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, May 28, 2017, 11:26 PM AKDT (07:26 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 32 km WNW of Nikiski, 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
2017-05-29 07:26:50 UTC
Depth
108.8 km (67.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.848° N, 152.495° 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
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.072 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 5.232 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 711 · tsunami flag
  6. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.230 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.761 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.731 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.719 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.633 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.557 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.660 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 114 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.827 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.525 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.959 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.688 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 128 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.949 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.950 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.163 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.465 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.863 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 137 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.955 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.134 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.852 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.312 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.811 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.122 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.918 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.610 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.770 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.852 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.881 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 133 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.773 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 130 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.827 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.911 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 3.163 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.535 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.750 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.636 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.315 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.148 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.857 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.857 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.877 km ESE of Lime Village, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.862 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.962 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.757 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 152 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.142 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.561 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.372 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 137 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.656 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 93 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.542 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.123 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3418 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.013 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.53 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away

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