M1.6 earthquake 73 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, May 18, 2018, 4:52 AM AKDT

UTC

2018-05-18 12:52:33 UTC

Depth

123.2 km (76.6 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.962° N, 152.523° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

37

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast73 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast144 kmW

After

1. 1.780 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, May 18, 11:02 PM AKDT · 3059 days ago · 136 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 2:51 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.147 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 19, 4:06 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.663 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:29 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.048 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 19, 12:41 PM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 19, 9:18 PM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:16 PM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:37 PM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 20, 3:32 AM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 20, 2:31 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 20, 2:42 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 20, 6:41 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 20, 10:44 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 21, 9:39 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 21, 9:44 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
16. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 21, 3:33 PM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.8Southern AlaskaMon, May 21, 3:50 PM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 22, 12:33 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, May 22, 1:26 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.133 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, May 22, 3:12 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 22, 6:16 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
22. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 22, 10:19 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 22, 12:35 PM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 22, 8:13 PM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 107 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 3:41 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
26. 1.580 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 8:53 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 132 km deep · 14 km away
27. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 23, 9:44 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 11:39 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, May 24, 12:53 PM AKDT · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 25, 4:32 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
31. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 25, 5:34 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 25, 10:44 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 25, 1:56 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 25, 4:31 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
35. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 25, 7:58 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.7Southern AlaskaFri, May 25, 9:30 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
37. 2.6Southern AlaskaSat, May 26, 8:53 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, May 26, 10:15 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 26, 8:21 PM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
40. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 27, 12:06 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.654 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 27, 7:11 AM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
42. 2.118 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 27, 11:38 AM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 27, 9:01 PM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
44. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, May 28, 4:10 AM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 132 km deep · 41 km away
45. 2.844 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 28, 8:36 AM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 28, 12:31 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
47. 1.571 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 28, 7:24 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 122 km deep · 14 km away
48. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 28, 10:20 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
49. 1.621 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 28, 11:48 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 29, 12:02 AM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
51. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 29, 5:21 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.617 km E of Beluga, AlaskaWed, May 30, 12:42 AM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
53. 1.657 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 30, 2:19 AM AKDT · 3047 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
54. 1.615 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 30, 3:19 PM AKDT · 3047 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
55. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 12:01 AM AKDT · 3046 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
56. 1.778 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 1:21 PM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
57. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 3:00 PM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
58. 1.565 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 4:18 PM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 110 km deep · 80 km away
59. 2.513 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 8:36 PM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.637 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jun 3, 1:39 AM AKDT · 3044 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 18, 2:30 AM AKDT · 3059 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 17, 7:35 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 17, 3:13 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, May 17, 1:33 AM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, May 17, 12:42 AM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, May 16, 10:09 PM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
7. 3.388 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 15, 8:53 PM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 15, 4:27 PM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 15, 2:38 PM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.6Southern AlaskaTue, May 15, 4:53 AM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.654 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, May 15, 1:46 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.938 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 14, 9:21 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 13, 4:16 PM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 114 km deep · 15 km away
14. 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 13, 10:25 AM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.937 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 13, 9:21 AM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 191 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 13, 2:10 AM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaSat, May 12, 2:58 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.947 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, May 12, 10:27 AM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.527 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 11, 10:06 PM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 11, 7:13 PM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0186cfmb6v (also filed as ak19636535). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.