Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 42 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 7:12 AM AKST (16:12 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 37 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-29 16:12:48 UTC
Depth
99.9 km (62.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
53.302° N, 168.688° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.892 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.262 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.261 km WSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.978 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.637 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.837 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 127 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.871 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.459 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 4.137 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.810 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.747 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.175 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.767 km WSW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.673 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.884 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.439 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.349 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.788 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.684 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.660 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.858 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.141 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.350 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.351 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 3.243 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.358 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.548 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.381 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.559 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.256 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.778 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.179 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.443 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.453 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.180 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.977 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.748 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.252 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2820 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.451 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2822 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.751 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2822 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.871 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.147 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away

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