Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 94 km E of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 94 km E of Nikolski, Alaska on Sat, Sep 21, 2019, 11:26 AM AKDT (19:26 UTC), 29 km (18 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-21 19:26:18 UTC
Depth
28.8 km (17.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.849° N, 167.458° 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: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.094 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 45 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.889 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 5.3139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.5151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.0154 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.1149 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.0135 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.4148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.7153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.3134 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.1142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.0139 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.1145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.9146 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.9152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.7150 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.0145 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.2156 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.8133 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.7157 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.682 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.978 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.2153 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.6152 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.7144 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.9148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.846 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.555 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.557 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 3.4151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.3147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.572 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.0148 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.979 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.988 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.656 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.7102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.398 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.8151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.9102 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.3151 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 3.324 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.810 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.884 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.945 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.6Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.981 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.4147 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.186 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 141 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.637 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.421 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.577 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.988 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.739 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.7100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.169 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.396 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.995 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 44 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.687 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.9142 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.891 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.257 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.374 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.884 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.883 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.1132 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.676 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.354 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.783 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 3.768 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.897 km ENE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.9100 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.654 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.888 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.880 km S of Unalaska, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away

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