M1.6 earthquake 54 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 19, 2018, 6:44 AM AKST (15:44 UTC), 97 km (60 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-19 15:44:50 UTC
- Depth
- 96.7 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.353° N, 152.448° 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
- 55
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
- 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.166 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.032 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.778 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 97 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 115 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.851 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.711 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.730 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.53 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3177 days ago · 133 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.856 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.65 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.930 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 116 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.51 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.354 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 175 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.368 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
- 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.860 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.362 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.914 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 78 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.518 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.847 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.618 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.710 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.361 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.36 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.471 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 102 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 87 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 110 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.621 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.063 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3172 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.713 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3172 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.738 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.773 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.835 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.611 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.567 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 106 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.227 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.644 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.032 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 166 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.553 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.09 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 98 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.728 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
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