M2.1 earthquake 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 1, 2018, 2:36 AM AKST (11:36 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 40 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-01 11:36:31 UTC
- Depth
- 92.2 km (57.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.130° N, 152.439° 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
- 79
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.942 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 104 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.910 km ENE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.070 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.065 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.85 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.871 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.843 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.737 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.963 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 145 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.941 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 163 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.966 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 125 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.637 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.574 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.97 km NNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 101 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 94 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.049 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.617 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 105 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.872 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.565 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.820 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.648 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.643 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.935 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.127 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.249 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.675 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.765 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 109 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.067 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 112 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.832 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.081 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.630 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.348 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.053 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.068 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.129 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.747 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.76 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
- 2.161 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.723 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.158 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.161 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.812 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.149 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.742 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 110 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.715 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.866 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 82 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.030 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
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