Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 157 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 157 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Aug 17, 2019, 4:11 PM AKDT (00:11 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-18 00:11:37 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.729° N, 167.650° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.087 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.6109 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.768 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.5127 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.9142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.0154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.1149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.4148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.7153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.1145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.9146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.9152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.7150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.2156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.6152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.7144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.9148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.4151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.3147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.0148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.979 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 2.8151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.3151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.884 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.4147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.596 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.989 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.6225 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.289 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.995 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.7101 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.9170 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.6179 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.0174 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.7182 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.791 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.8177 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.1183 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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