M2.3 earthquake 24 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 1:36 AM AKST (10:36 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 41 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-06 10:36:08 UTC
- Depth
- 64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.353° N, 152.357° 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
- 86
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.035 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1728 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.536 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.135 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 81 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.762 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.658 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.118 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.666 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.759 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1726 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.949 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1725 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.747 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.262 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.759 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.338 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.924 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.977 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.732 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.671 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 59 · tsunami flag
- 1.568 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.666 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.869 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.567 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.570 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.771 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.156 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 101 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.325 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.06 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.650 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.863 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.630 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.52 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.845 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.857 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 82 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.65 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.636 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1730 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.821 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.359 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.850 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.768 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022a3e5f2 (also filed as us7000g9ii). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.