Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 70 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Tue, Aug 6, 2019, 8:30 PM AKDT (04:30 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 95 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-07 04:30:30 UTC
Depth
37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.468° N, 169.568° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.844 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.938 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.647 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.546 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.342 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.553 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.217 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.871 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 53 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.995 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.289 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.989 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.596 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.630 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.7143 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.545 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.443 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.9140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.643 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.297 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.948 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.087 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.769 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 145 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.853 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.9119 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.399 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.243 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.353 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.249 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.862 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 3.7124 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.641 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.958 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.947 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.569 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.9124 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 4.218 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.318 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 3.237 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 3.9133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.7109 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.843 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 3.5100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 4.0148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.155 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.590 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 133 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.767 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.7126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.6161 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.8135 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.3119 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.857 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.0127 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.7Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.130 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.3104 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2631 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.284 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.851 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.387 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.884 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 154 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.853 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.848 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.343 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.842 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away

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