M1.8 earthquake 36 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 6:08 PM AKST (03:08 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 2017-11-29 03:08:04 UTC
- Depth
- 83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.838° N, 151.884° 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 169 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.865 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.017 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.113 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.035 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 86 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.969 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.769 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.821 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.259 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 28 · tsunami flag
- 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3228 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 81 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.28 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.412 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.523 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.361 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.746 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.27 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.972 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 168 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.428 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.723 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.637 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.272 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.87 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 79 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3224 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.642 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.324 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 73 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.626 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.523 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.543 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.831 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3222 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.541 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.672 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 129 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.546 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.542 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.162 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 141 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.944 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 1.749 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
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