M2.1 earthquake 27 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Jan 5, 2018, 2:22 AM AKST

UTC

2018-01-05 11:22:07 UTC

Depth

81.2 km (50.5 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.784° N, 151.760° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

81

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast28 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast111 kmWSW

After

1. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 2:35 AM AKST · 3195 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 3:11 AM AKST · 3195 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.049 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 7:41 AM AKST · 3195 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 11:12 AM AKST · 3195 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.528 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 1:08 PM AKST · 3195 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.675 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 5:16 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 123 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.765 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 8:16 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.639 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 10:14 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 10:41 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.067 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 11:02 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.219 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 1:32 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.832 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 6:32 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 81 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.081 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 7:09 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.672 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 7:26 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.630 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 7:29 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
16. 1.770 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 9:56 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
17. 1.758 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 10:56 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 12:27 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.642 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 1:17 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.53 km ESE of Kenai, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 7:04 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 10:02 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.662 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 9:34 AM AKST · 3193 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.225 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 5:26 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.525 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:07 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.536 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:39 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
26. 1.579 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 8:02 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
27. 1.881 km NE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 1:17 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 175 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.647 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:42 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 8:52 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.537 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:56 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.214 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 6:41 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
32. 2.617 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 3:15 AM AKST · 3191 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
33. 1.912 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 11:19 AM AKST · 3191 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
34. 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 9, 8:22 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 1:51 AM AKST · 3190 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 4:42 AM AKST · 3190 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 5:33 AM AKST · 3190 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 2:00 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
39. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 2:46 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
40. 2.32 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 1:38 AM AKST · 3189 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
41. 2.388 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 5:15 AM AKST · 3189 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
42. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 5:24 AM AKST · 3189 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
43. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 10:42 AM AKST · 3189 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 3:04 PM AKST · 3189 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
45. 1.55 km W of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 9:21 PM AKST · 3188 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.552 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 1:47 AM AKST · 3188 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.61 km E of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 4:23 AM AKST · 3188 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
48. 1.722 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 4:33 AM AKST · 3188 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.77 km E of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 12:14 PM AKST · 3188 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
50. 2.018 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 1:05 PM AKST · 3188 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.736 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 5:18 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
52. 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 9:24 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
53. 1.862 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 10:10 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
54. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 10:50 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
55. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 11:52 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
56. 1.918 km N of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 1:52 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
57. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 11:23 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
58. 1.810 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 1:12 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
59. 2.135 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 2:41 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
60. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:46 PM AKST · 3186 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.820 km N of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 4:16 PM AKST · 3195 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.815 km W of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 1:41 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.872 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 3:07 AM AKST · 3196 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 5:53 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 1:29 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.574 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 12:16 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 12:17 AM AKST · 3197 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 8:32 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 8:03 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 7:54 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.412 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 7:12 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
12. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 5:11 PM AKST · 3197 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 1:34 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 12:01 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.871 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 1:55 AM AKST · 3198 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
16. 1.85 km WSW of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 1:06 AM AKST · 3198 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.156 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 11:11 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.070 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 10:10 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.840 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 7:34 PM AKST · 3198 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 11:28 AM AKST · 3199 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0188gd8f8 (also filed as ak17911160). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.