Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Feb 11, 2018, 11:38 AM AKST (20:38 UTC), 106 km (66 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-11 20:38:23 UTC
Depth
106.3 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.281° N, 152.545° 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
29

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. 2.056 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 143 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 99 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3155 days ago · 91 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.959 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 127 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 133 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 102 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.434 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.631 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 74 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.768 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.154 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 106 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 82 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.664 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 146 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.623 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 2.529 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.55 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 98 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.559 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.520 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.562 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.84 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.966 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 113 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.743 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 136 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.544 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3151 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.036 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.543 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.853 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 162 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 98 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.628 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.173 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 142 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.932 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.766 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.738 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 135 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.262 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.658 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.072 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 122 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.854 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.870 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 106 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.849 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.521 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.139 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.658 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.977 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 124 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.616 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.657 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.049 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.948 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away

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