Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Feb 14, 2018, 6:58 AM AKST (15:58 UTC), 82 km (51 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-14 15:58:59 UTC
Depth
81.5 km (50.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.177° N, 151.996° 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
52

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. 2.529 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.55 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.559 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.520 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 77 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.562 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.84 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.621 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.966 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.743 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.544 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3151 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.036 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.543 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.853 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 162 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.628 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.173 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 142 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.932 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.766 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.738 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 135 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.262 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.761 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.356 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 98 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 136 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.63 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 99 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.638 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.057 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.021 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.959 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.673 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 146 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.664 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.154 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.823 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.768 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.631 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.434 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.939 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

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