Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 10:33 PM AKST (07:33 UTC), 72 km (45 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-02 07:33:00 UTC
Depth
72.2 km (44.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.108° N, 152.417° 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
45

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. 1.813 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 109 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 107 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.519 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.524 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.836 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 4.357 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 149 · tsunami flag
  8. 2.434 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.511 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.652 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 85 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.734 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 134 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.56 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.640 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.576 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 121 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.36 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.139 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 158 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.559 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 97 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 129 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 87 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.756 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.356 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.260 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.86 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.254 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.745 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2428 days ago · 79 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.721 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.767 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.037 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 129 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.614 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.075 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 132 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.868 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.715 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.972 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 117 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.456 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.950 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.614 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 106 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.86 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.552 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.267 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.012 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.665 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.363 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.624 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.859 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.140 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 135 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.636 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 90 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.833 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.145 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.661 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.966 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away

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