Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 187 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 187 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2017, 7:16 AM HADT (16:16 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 16:16:33 UTC
Depth
58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.032° N, 171.196° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.2151 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away · tsunami flag
  3. 4.6153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.1163 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.2153 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.3184 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 184 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.8148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.5130 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.7156 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 4.7125 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.3104 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.3175 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.6181 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.7118 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.4136 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.0178 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.3155 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.8182 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 4.7171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.7182 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.6154 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 147 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 3.7155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.1172 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.4201 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.6146 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.5155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.6174 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.9149 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.1138 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.0129 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.8155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.4148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 5.2146 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away · tsunami flag
  7. 2.9165 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.6103 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.7101 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.494 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.5195 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

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