Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, May 19, 2018, 12:41 PM AKDT (20:41 UTC), 86 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-19 20:41:33 UTC
Depth
86.0 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.379° N, 152.255° 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
58

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 84 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3057 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.934 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 138 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 99 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 139 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.933 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 154 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.726 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.944 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.218 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.612 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3056 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3055 days ago · 151 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.552 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 152 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.739 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 146 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.580 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.753 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.633 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.936 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 134 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.728 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 104 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.834 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.663 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 94 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.147 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 91 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.713 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.780 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 136 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.635 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.845 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 162 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.765 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.16 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 145 km deep · 60 km away

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