Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 9:21 PM AKST (06:21 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 44 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-07 06:21:54 UTC
Depth
113.2 km (70.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.901° N, 152.379° 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
31

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.765 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.640 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.044 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.948 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.981 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 141 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.860 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.515 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 109 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.678 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 141 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.420 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 106 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.723 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.439 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 188 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.533 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.124 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.055 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.52 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.253 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.055 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 144 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.146 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.442 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.255 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.713 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.749 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 85 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.01 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.952 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.034 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.626 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.964 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.66 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.92 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.85 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.955 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.734 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.714 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 111 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.810 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.821 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.152 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.361 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 112 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.540 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.448 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.869 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.611 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.436 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.319 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.670 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.115 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.789 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 149 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.571 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.746 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.728 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.246 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018eafu5fe (also filed as ak20359889). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.