Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska on Wed, Jan 3, 2018, 1:10 PM AKST (22:10 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km E of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-03 22:10:17 UTC
Depth
49.2 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.870° N, 151.667° 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
56

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.567 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.049 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.617 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.872 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.565 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 136 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.820 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.648 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.643 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.765 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.067 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.746 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.832 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.081 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.630 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.770 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.716 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.642 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.53 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 76 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.33 km NW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.653 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.662 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.552 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.225 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.536 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.948 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.542 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.617 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.565 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.912 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.769 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.523 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.737 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.069 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.957 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 3.240 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.574 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.853 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.966 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.963 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 145 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.843 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.856 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.85 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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