Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Sep 6, 2018, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 72 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-06 11:51:52 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.680° N, 169.443° 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
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.870 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.943 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.184 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.379 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.269 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.273 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.470 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.273 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.680 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.371 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.572 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.375 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.143 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.592 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 149 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.961 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.276 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.1115 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.074 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.978 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.5123 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.273 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.3111 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.3129 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.162 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.743 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.548 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.1104 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.360 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 145 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.228 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.171 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.749 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.749 km W of Nikolski, AK · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.656 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.849 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.369 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 164 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.849 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.948 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2934 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.650 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.486 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 4.080 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.945 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.262 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.943 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.1131 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.8129 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.155 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.749 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2928 days ago · -3 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.676 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.372 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.366 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.856 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.343 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 4.624 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.684 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.953 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.453 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.129 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.633 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.939 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.581 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.646 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.743 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.544 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.745 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.743 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.747 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.751 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.064 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 173 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.647 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.946 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.549 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.8106 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.551 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.039 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.849 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.450 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.849 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.046 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.446 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.145 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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