Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 9:00 AM AKDT (17:00 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-26 17:00:23 UTC
Depth
61.8 km (38.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.760° N, 151.122° 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
36

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 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.71 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.15 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.05 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.51 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.46 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.918 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.729 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.55 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.219 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 18
  19. 2.222 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.511 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.56 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.824 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.047 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.114 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.635 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.630 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.874 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.719 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.570 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
  40. 1.550 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.12 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.517 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.982 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 144 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.215 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.216 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.74 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.515 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.88 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.55 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.510 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.728 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.810 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.86 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.72 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.873 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.310 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.928 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.611 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.63 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.671 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.87 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.852 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.919 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.671 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.29 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.06 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away

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