Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km E of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km E of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Jun 11, 2020, 6:25 AM AKDT (14:25 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km NW of Nikiski, 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
2020-06-11 14:25:05 UTC
Depth
47.7 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.679° N, 151.031° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.731 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.70 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.166 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.12 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 44 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.626 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.522 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.018 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.825 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.116 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.411 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.933 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.89 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.952 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.89 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.940 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.575 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.79 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.28 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.58 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.618 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.327 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.929 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.128 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.524 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.713 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.41 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.645 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.824 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.121 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.623 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.512 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.523 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.519 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.239 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.49 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 37
  44. 2.411 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.58 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.730 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.58 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.726 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.650 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.09 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 151 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.58 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.514 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.019 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 3.65 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 218
  57. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2283 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.93 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.045 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.68 km N of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.85 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.418 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.621 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 47 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.97 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.55 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.959 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.951 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.869 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.71 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.76 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.613 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.620 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away

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