Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 8:11 AM AKST (17:11 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 67 km E of Port Alsworth, 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
2022-02-27 17:11:31 UTC
Depth
75.4 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.961° N, 151.804° 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
74

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. 1.518 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.947 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.63 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.962 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.853 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 98 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.964 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.641 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  11. 2.257 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.345 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 163 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.446 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.916 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.023 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.558 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.759 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.013 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.817 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.87 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.026 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.515 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 81 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.07 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 91 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 91 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.716 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.628 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.547 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.89 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1672 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.02 km SSE of Sterling, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.632 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.844 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 3.051 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.251 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.549 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.641 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.664 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.89 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.629 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.952 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.636 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.719 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.533 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.711 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.537 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.825 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.150 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.413 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.240 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 138 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.543 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 162 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.534 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 109 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.251 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 137 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away

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