Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, Jun 18, 2017, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 43 km WNW of Happy Valley, 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
2017-06-18 19:37:27 UTC
Depth
61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.645° N, 151.088° 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
47

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 56 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.55 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.667 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.72 km SSE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.520 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.640 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.63 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.147 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.626 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.719 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.629 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.65 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.949 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3388 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.316 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.687 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.648 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.715 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.440 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.530 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.810 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 58 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.07 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.65 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 65 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.879 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.838 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.727 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.714 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.872 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.38 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.69 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 59 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.76 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.874 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.016 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.923 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.915 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.813 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 3.537 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.037 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.825 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.125 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.14 km NE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.755 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.630 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.17 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.683 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.513 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 55 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.540 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.711 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.613 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.011 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.315 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1

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