M2.3 earthquake 71 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 71 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, Nov 25, 2018, 8:12 AM AKST (17:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 44 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-25 17:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.967° N, 152.484° 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
- 66
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.64 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.69 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.633 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.070 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.544 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.992 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 158 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.236 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.730 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.768 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.98 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.16 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.07 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.919 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.725 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.929 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.012 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.317 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.839 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 2.557 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.737 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.068 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.66 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.241 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.969 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.910 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.615 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.160 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 141 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.161 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.731 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.068 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.662 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.513 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.622 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.120 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
- 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 142 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.679 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.053 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.611 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.7Southern Alaska · 2848 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.641 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.523 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.626 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.732 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.747 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.52 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.54 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.419 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.733 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 113 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.966 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.865 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.72 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.123 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.675 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f4e06er (also filed as ak20400991, us1000hwe8). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.