Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 99 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2017, 12:52 PM AKDT (20:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 35 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-30 20:52:51 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.193° N, 168.048° 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.5145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.818 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.922 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.918 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.7127 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.186 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.990 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.081 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.875 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.4157 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.160 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.9171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.936 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.885 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.866 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.833 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.6103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.1147 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.2192 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.992 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.6105 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.2169 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.211 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.9101 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.6102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.947 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.444 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.1173 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.991 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.448 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.759 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.154 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.834 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.056 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.4135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.914 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 4.035 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.955 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.794 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.9145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.356 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.994 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.397 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.2102 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.497 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.580 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.3155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.5Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.7161 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.4171 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.2154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.0147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.1166 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.4163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.5165 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.6163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.8170 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.7156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.8155 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 5.9163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  17. 5.3163 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.1100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.066 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.033 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away

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