Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 25, 2020, 3:37 AM AKST (12:37 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 57 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-25 12:37:29 UTC
Depth
52.0 km (32.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.014° N, 151.654° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.162 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.59 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.529 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.263 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.78 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.850 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.072 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 124 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.950 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.87 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2436 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.955 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2435 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.747 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.532 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.123 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.616 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.661 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.145 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.833 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.636 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.859 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.624 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.363 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.542 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.813 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.519 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.524 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.836 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.920 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.655 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 4.357 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 149 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.434 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.511 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.652 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.429 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.88 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.163 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.583 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.332 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2441 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.738 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.824 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.523 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.353 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away

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