Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, May 21, 2018, 7:52 AM AKDT (15:52 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Seldovia Village, 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
2018-05-21 15:52:52 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.159° N, 151.632° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3057 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3057 days ago · 151 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.552 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 152 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.541 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.753 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.633 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.619 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.728 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3053 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.658 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.654 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 135 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.540 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.66 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.65 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.844 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3050 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.621 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3050 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.524 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.619 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.615 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.046 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 139 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.733 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.218 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.944 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.726 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.934 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3059 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 91 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.048 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.663 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away

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