M1.6 earthquake 16 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska on Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 10:29 PM AKST (07:29 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km SE of Kasilof, 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-13 07:29:50 UTC
- Depth
- 65.1 km (40.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.507° N, 151.551° 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
- 24
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.255 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.713 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.749 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.01 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.022 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.034 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.964 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.92 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 63 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.85 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.734 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.456 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.824 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.810 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.822 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.821 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.152 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.361 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.919 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.424 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.533 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.675 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.123 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 72 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.72 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.865 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.819 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.123 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.733 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.419 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.519 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.54 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 55 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.79 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.253 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.912 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.52 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.055 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.065 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.026 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.124 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 72 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.533 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.723 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 68 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.626 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.124 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
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