M1.9 earthquake 18 km N of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 8, 2018, 10:39 AM AKDT

UTC

2018-08-08 18:39:43 UTC

Depth

66.3 km (41.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.851° N, 151.243° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

50

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast18 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast83 kmWSW

After

1. 2.08 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 9, 8:32 PM AKDT · 2975 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.867 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 9, 9:45 PM AKDT · 2975 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 10, 11:13 AM AKDT · 2975 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.123 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Aug 10, 1:12 PM AKDT · 2974 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Aug 11, 3:55 AM AKDT · 2974 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Aug 11, 9:53 PM AKDT · 2973 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.923 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 12, 4:30 AM AKDT · 2973 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
8. 2.256 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 12, 6:12 AM AKDT · 2973 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.820 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 12, 8:29 PM AKDT · 2972 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 3:05 AM AKDT · 2972 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.522 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 10:41 AM AKDT · 2972 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
12. 1.626 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 10:58 AM AKDT · 2972 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.212 km NE of Ridgeway, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 11:41 AM AKDT · 2971 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.612 km SW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 12:29 PM AKDT · 2971 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.629 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 12:56 PM AKDT · 2971 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
16. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Aug 13, 8:04 PM AKDT · 2971 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Aug 14, 6:15 PM AKDT · 2970 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.830 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Aug 14, 10:54 PM AKDT · 2970 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaTue, Aug 14, 11:43 PM AKDT · 2970 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 15, 7:48 AM AKDT · 2970 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 15, 7:24 PM AKDT · 2969 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 15, 10:03 PM AKDT · 2969 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
23. 1.627 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 16, 1:26 AM AKDT · 2969 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 16, 12:57 PM AKDT · 2968 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
25. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Aug 16, 4:02 PM AKDT · 2968 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
26. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Aug 16, 5:34 PM AKDT · 2968 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
27. 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 16, 7:33 PM AKDT · 2968 days ago · 67 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 17, 3:07 AM AKDT · 2968 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
29. 2.38 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Aug 18, 12:54 AM AKDT · 2967 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.066 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 18, 1:15 AM AKDT · 2967 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.056 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 18, 7:43 PM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
32. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Aug 18, 8:33 PM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
33. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Aug 19, 4:28 AM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
34. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 19, 5:20 AM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
35. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 19, 5:20 AM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.7Southern AlaskaSun, Aug 19, 7:42 AM AKDT · 2966 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
37. 1.621 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaMon, Aug 20, 3:00 AM AKDT · 2965 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
38. 1.515 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Aug 21, 6:32 AM AKDT · 2964 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.628 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 21, 8:07 AM AKDT · 2964 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
40. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Aug 21, 10:54 AM AKDT · 2964 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.245 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 21, 10:23 PM AKDT · 2963 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
42. 1.648 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 22, 12:02 AM AKDT · 2963 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 22, 3:09 AM AKDT · 2963 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 22, 11:59 AM AKDT · 2962 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
45. 1.820 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 22, 6:04 PM AKDT · 2962 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
46. 1.848 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 23, 1:46 AM AKDT · 2962 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.774 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Aug 23, 3:03 AM AKDT · 2962 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
48. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Aug 23, 10:34 PM AKDT · 2961 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
49. 2.866 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 24, 3:59 AM AKDT · 2961 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.517 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 24, 9:28 AM AKDT · 2961 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
51. 1.874 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 24, 11:03 AM AKDT · 2961 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
52. 1.647 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 24, 1:44 PM AKDT · 2960 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.833 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Aug 25, 7:51 AM AKDT · 2960 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 25, 9:54 AM AKDT · 2960 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
55. 1.717 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 25, 10:57 PM AKDT · 2959 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
56. 2.128 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Aug 26, 12:05 AM AKDT · 2959 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
57. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Aug 26, 4:39 AM AKDT · 2959 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Aug 26, 10:18 AM AKDT · 2959 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
59. 1.827 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Aug 26, 4:11 PM AKDT · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
60. 1.7Southern AlaskaSun, Aug 26, 4:29 PM AKDT · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

1. 1.945 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 7, 7:12 PM AKDT · 2977 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.822 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Aug 7, 5:19 AM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.122 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Aug 7, 3:04 AM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.925 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 10:31 PM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
5. 1.84 km SSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 10:24 PM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
6. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 8:03 PM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
7. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 4:37 PM AKDT · 2978 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 10:08 AM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.976 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 10:00 AM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 160 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.626 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 3:41 AM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
11. 1.726 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 2:38 AM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMon, Aug 6, 12:50 AM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.225 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Aug 5, 5:49 PM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
14. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Aug 5, 3:29 PM AKDT · 2979 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.56 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 4, 11:17 PM AKDT · 2980 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 4, 9:58 PM AKDT · 2980 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.524 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 4, 2:15 PM AKDT · 2980 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.064 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Aug 4, 6:30 AM AKDT · 2981 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.844 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Aug 3, 10:49 AM AKDT · 2982 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 3, 10:22 AM AKDT · 2982 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a456lt0 (also filed as ak20031740). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.