M1.5 earthquake 16 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 12:34 PM AKDT (20:34 UTC), 81 km (50 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-12 20:34:15 UTC
- Depth
- 81.2 km (50.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.069° N, 151.969° 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
- 37
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 185 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.538 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3005 days ago · 134 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.9Southern Alaska · 3004 days ago · 159 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.576 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.329 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18 · tsunami flag
- 1.526 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.531 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.725 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.627 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.254 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.928 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.311 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
- 1.626 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.728 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.046 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 137 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.916 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.114 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.143 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.956 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 139 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.628 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.917 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 59 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.663 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.059 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.536 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 93 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.144 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.572 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 92 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.246 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.752 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 140 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.465 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.838 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 91 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3000 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.635 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 142 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 54 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.160 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 146 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.866 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.026 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.538 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 137 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3005 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.948 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.124 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.551 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.854 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 123 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.962 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3007 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.745 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.615 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.375 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.852 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 145 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.263 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
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