Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 86 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 86 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska on Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 12:14 PM AKDT (20:14 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-28 20:14:08 UTC
Depth
12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.362° N, 167.996° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.955 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.585 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.836 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.146 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.252 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.291 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.085 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.033 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.066 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 5.3163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 5.9163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  14. 2.8155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.7156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.8170 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.6163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.5165 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.4163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.1166 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.0147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.492 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.2154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.4171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.9148 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.7161 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.8131 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.3155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.580 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.882 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 157 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.497 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.599 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.5145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.818 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.922 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.918 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.281 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.186 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.990 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.081 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.875 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.4157 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.588 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.160 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.9171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.936 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.6108 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.07 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.866 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.833 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.6103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.1147 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.025 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.6105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.822 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.918 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.5101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.6111 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.093 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.167 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.1130 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.955 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.851 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.841 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.7101 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.378 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.1126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.3126 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 4.0130 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.136 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.648 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 3.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.694 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.897 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away

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