M1.8 earthquake 21 km N of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 12:29 PM AKST

UTC

2019-12-17 21:29:32 UTC

Depth

65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.884° N, 151.330° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

36

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast22 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast85 kmWSW

After

1. 1.5Southern AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 7:25 PM AKST · 2480 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.613 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 8:30 PM AKST · 2480 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
3. 1.810 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 8:42 PM AKST · 2480 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.557 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 11:34 AM AKST · 2480 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.519 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 19, 2:53 AM AKST · 2479 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.918 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Dec 19, 7:02 AM AKST · 2479 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.212 km NW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 1:31 AM AKST · 2478 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 7:02 AM AKST · 2478 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 2:15 PM AKST · 2477 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.223 km E of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 3:34 PM AKST · 2477 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 7:47 PM AKST · 2477 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 9:52 PM AKST · 2477 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.528 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 10:25 PM AKST · 2477 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
14. 1.618 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 8:19 AM AKST · 2477 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.049 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 11:26 AM AKST · 2477 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
16. 2.073 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 3:59 PM AKST · 2476 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.227 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 4:26 PM AKST · 2476 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 7:54 PM AKST · 2476 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.926 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 11:42 PM AKST · 2476 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
20. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 2:06 AM AKST · 2476 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
21. 1.65 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 3:16 AM AKST · 2476 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
22. 2.433 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 3:38 AM AKST · 2476 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
23. 1.517 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 8:18 AM AKST · 2476 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.744 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 12:24 PM AKST · 2475 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.715 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 4:11 PM AKST · 2475 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
26. 1.570 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 8:05 PM AKST · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, AKMon, Dec 23, 2:23 AM AKST · 2475 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.927 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 7:02 AM AKST · 2475 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.86 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 9:32 AM AKST · 2475 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.022 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 9:39 AM AKST · 2475 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
31. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 1:23 PM AKST · 2474 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.717 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 1:40 PM AKST · 2474 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
33. 1.543 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 3:38 PM AKST · 2474 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.651 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 7:03 PM AKST · 2474 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
35. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 6:31 AM AKST · 2474 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
36. 1.642 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 10:40 AM AKST · 2474 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.820 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 11:09 AM AKST · 2474 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
38. 2.119 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 1:25 PM AKST · 2473 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.58 km W of Knik, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 1:42 PM AKST · 2473 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.275 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 1:43 PM AKST · 2473 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.621 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 5:27 PM AKST · 2473 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.870 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 10:52 PM AKST · 2473 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
43. 1.979 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 1:25 AM AKST · 2473 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.514 km W of Big Lake, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 5:09 AM AKST · 2473 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.831 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 5:50 AM AKST · 2473 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
46. 1.514 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 6:45 AM AKST · 2473 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
47. 1.546 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 7:37 AM AKST · 2473 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
48. 1.846 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 2:58 PM AKST · 2472 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 3:43 PM AKST · 2472 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
50. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 5:31 PM AKST · 2472 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
51. 1.659 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 6:50 PM AKST · 2472 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 12:24 AM AKST · 2472 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
53. 1.773 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 8:10 AM AKST · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.842 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 4:41 PM AKST · 2471 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
55. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 7:31 AM AKST · 2471 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
56. 1.89 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 1:18 PM AKST · 2470 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
57. 2.218 km S of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 2:42 PM AKST · 2470 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
58. 1.764 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 3:13 PM AKST · 2470 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.545 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 4:54 PM AKST · 2470 days ago · 90 km deep · 46 km away
60. 1.59 km SW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 5:53 PM AKST · 2470 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.85 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 4:46 AM AKST · 2481 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
2. 3.24 km NE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 4:43 AM AKST · 2481 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 23
3. 4.153 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 5:15 PM AKST · 2481 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 87 · tsunami flag
4. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 1:31 PM AKST · 2481 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.524 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 12:30 PM AKST · 2481 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 7:53 AM AKST · 2482 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.816 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 4:01 AM AKST · 2482 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.69 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 10:54 PM AKST · 2482 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
9. 4.115 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 6:30 PM AKST · 2482 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 226 · tsunami flag
10. 2.112 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 6:15 PM AKST · 2482 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.927 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 5:46 PM AKST · 2482 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.714 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 2:15 PM AKST · 2482 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.031 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 8:14 AM AKST · 2483 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.714 km E of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Dec 15, 7:15 AM AKST · 2483 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Dec 14, 5:16 PM AKST · 2483 days ago · 134 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Dec 14, 9:39 AM AKST · 2484 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
17. 2.526 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Dec 14, 9:26 AM AKST · 2484 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.96 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 9:42 PM AKST · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.67 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 8:28 PM AKST · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.66 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 8:21 PM AKST · 2484 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019g4ub7b2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.