M1.8 earthquake 27 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 6:14 AM AKDT (14:14 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-21 14:14:47 UTC
- Depth
- 80.1 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.789° N, 151.748° 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
- 55
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 140 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3265 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3264 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.071 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.671 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.362 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.777 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.467 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 86 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
- 1.773 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.559 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.055 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.883 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 134 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
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