M3.2 earthquake 155 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 155 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 6:46 AM HADT (15:46 UTC), 186 km (115 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 120 km W of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-14 15:46:17 UTC
- Depth
- 185.6 km (115.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 53.342° N, 171.080° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.148 · 6 stations |
| 2.8 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 12.0 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Stations used
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.7184 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.2102 km NW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 163 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.7120 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 242 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000evsa (also filed as ak19783404, ak0187l4vnv9). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.