M1.6 earthquake 52 km NW of Beluga, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Jan 20, 2018, 8:09 PM AKST

UTC

2018-01-21 05:09:26 UTC

Depth

102.1 km (63.4 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

61.493° N, 151.729° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast92 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast102 kmWNW

After

1. 1.53 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 9:24 PM AKST · 3178 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 2:34 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.511 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 9:45 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.51 km SSE of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 11:38 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.115 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 11:48 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.629 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 5:40 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.773 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 7:39 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 10:48 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 115 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.542 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 4:20 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.128 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 7:47 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 9:25 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 10:24 PM AKST · 3175 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.618 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 6:14 PM AKST · 3174 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.710 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 7:05 PM AKST · 3174 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.325 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:03 AM AKST · 3174 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.36 km SE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 2:09 AM AKST · 3174 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.511 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:29 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.640 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 5:30 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
19. 2.74 km NW of Houston, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 6:19 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.936 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 11:09 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.713 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 11:19 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.544 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 3:03 AM AKST · 3173 days ago · 71 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.773 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 7:32 AM AKST · 3173 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
24. 1.613 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 26, 11:45 PM AKST · 3172 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.111 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 3:33 AM AKST · 3172 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.613 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 7:12 AM AKST · 3172 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.619 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 2:16 PM AKST · 3171 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 4:38 PM AKST · 3171 days ago · 69 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.848 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 27, 6:45 PM AKST · 3171 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
30. 1.515 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 3:06 AM AKST · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
31. 1.577 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 4:25 AM AKST · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
32. 2.637 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 9:54 AM AKST · 3171 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.722 km NNW of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 8:49 PM AKST · 3170 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 10:57 PM AKST · 3170 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.933 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 7:12 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
36. 1.663 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 7:27 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.649 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 7:39 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
38. 1.529 km WSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 9:39 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
39. 1.617 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 11:40 AM AKST · 3170 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.617 km E of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 1:37 PM AKST · 3169 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
41. 1.637 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Jan 29, 1:47 PM AKST · 3169 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
42. 2.310 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 4:23 PM AKST · 3168 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
43. 1.627 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 6:54 AM AKST · 3168 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
44. 2.424 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 5:56 PM AKST · 3167 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.7Southern AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 3:57 AM AKST · 3167 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
46. 2.265 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 6:03 AM AKST · 3167 days ago · 116 km deep · 21 km away
47. 1.58 km NNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 9:40 AM AKST · 3167 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
48. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 10:25 AM AKST · 3167 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
49. 1.541 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Feb 1, 7:33 PM AKST · 3166 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
50. 1.679 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Feb 2, 2:30 PM AKST · 3165 days ago · 139 km deep · 64 km away
51. 2.121 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 3:16 AM AKST · 3165 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
52. 1.742 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 12:57 PM AKST · 3164 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
53. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 4:36 PM AKST · 3164 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
54. 1.742 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 4:37 PM AKST · 3164 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
55. 1.621 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 10:12 PM AKST · 3164 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
56. 3.023 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 4:26 AM AKST · 3164 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
57. 1.624 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 4:30 AM AKST · 3164 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
58. 1.637 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 6:41 AM AKST · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
59. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Feb 4, 6:01 PM AKST · 3163 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
60. 2.238 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Feb 5, 3:54 PM AKST · 3162 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.730 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 7:07 PM AKST · 3178 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.68 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 7:10 AM AKST · 3179 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.778 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 3:29 AM AKST · 3179 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.126 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 10:09 PM AKST · 3179 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.60 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 12:49 PM AKST · 3179 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
6. 2.241 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 10:15 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
7. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 1:40 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.210 km WNW of Houston, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:32 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.68 km NE of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 7:29 AM AKST · 3181 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.1Southern AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 6:31 AM AKST · 3181 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.028 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 9:40 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.227 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 9:00 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.644 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 8:55 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 6:51 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.553 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 1:24 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
16. 1.528 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 8:40 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
17. 1.546 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 4:01 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.928 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 3:04 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.552 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 11:11 PM AKST · 3182 days ago · 78 km deep · 6 km away
20. 1.514 km N of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 9:08 PM AKST · 3182 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018ytbfw3 (also filed as ak18141494). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.