Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 3:42 PM AKST (00:42 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 53 km W of Salamatof, 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
2019-11-18 00:42:51 UTC
Depth
73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.763° N, 151.777° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.134 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 78 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.27 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.68 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.622 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.553 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2510 days ago · 83 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.77 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.57 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.627 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2508 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.876 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 124 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.130 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.036 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.732 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.538 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.668 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.656 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.523 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.97 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.539 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.717 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.664 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.759 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.64 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.986 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.523 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.738 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.54 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.30 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.621 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.64 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.128 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, AK · 2502 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.75 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.064 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 132 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.718 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.15 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.157 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.939 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 74 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.622 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2500 days ago · 120 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.630 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.517 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.073 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 3.168 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.833 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 81 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.69 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.773 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.710 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.754 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 146 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.716 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.510 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.733 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2514 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.848 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.623 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.826 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.672 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.67 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.673 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away

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