Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska on Sun, Sep 29, 2019, 8:53 PM AKDT (04:53 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 111 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-30 04:53:53 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.665° N, 169.545° 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.590 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.767 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.7126 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.324 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.810 km NNE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.098 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.580 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.943 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.689 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.884 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.743 km W of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.579 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 227 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.945 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.053 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.9140 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.1111 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.1107 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.0112 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.8107 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.6109 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.2108 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.421 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.739 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 5.8111 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  25. 3.6107 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.087 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.436 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.332 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 3.9111 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.339 km E of Nikolski, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.821 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.266 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 4.073 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.049 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.585 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 4.158 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 3.072 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.733 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 3.255 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 133 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.0110 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2519 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.850 km N of Nikolski, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 163 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.064 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.825 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.781 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.649 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 3.7150 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.349 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.673 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 4.179 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 4.173 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.9114 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.0148 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.066 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.5100 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.843 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.7109 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.9133 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.237 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.318 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.218 km NE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.9124 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.959 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.569 km S of Nikolski, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away

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