Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 49 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 8, 2018, 4:33 PM AKST (01:33 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km E of Pedro Bay, 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
2018-02-09 01:33:10 UTC
Depth
80.4 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.222° N, 152.495° 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
57

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. 1.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.568 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 131 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.531 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.840 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 101 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.948 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 121 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.657 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.616 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.977 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 124 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.139 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.521 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.849 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.870 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.854 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.072 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.658 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 106 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.056 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 143 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 99 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3155 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.959 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 90 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 102 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.434 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.631 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 74 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.768 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.154 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 106 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.664 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 146 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.623 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.529 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 109 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.55 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.661 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.058 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 99 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.620 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.832 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.532 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.556 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 107 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.044 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 158 km deep · 58 km away

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