Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 93 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 93 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 10:56 PM AKDT (06:56 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 06:56:45 UTC
Depth
46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.853° N, 167.485° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.249 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.441 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.1137 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.656 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.641 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.087 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.659 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.959 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.292 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.218 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.896 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.318 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.888 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.897 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.768 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.354 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.676 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.1132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.374 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.257 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.9142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.687 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 44 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.694 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.8100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.094 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 5.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.5151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 4.0154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 3.1149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 4.0135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.4148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.7153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.3134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 4.1142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.0139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.1145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.9146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.9152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.7150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.0145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.2156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.8133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.7157 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.682 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 3.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 2.6152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.7144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 2.982 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.662 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.552 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.699 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.962 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.6109 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.574 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.853 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.6102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.087 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.232 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.6103 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.166 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.879 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.580 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.979 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.990 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.630 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.596 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.989 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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