Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC), 72 km (45 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-18 03:37:25 UTC
Depth
72.1 km (44.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.693° N, 151.639° 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
59

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 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 112 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.717 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.563 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.022 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.715 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.78 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.546 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.936 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.47 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.570 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.518 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 70 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.923 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.745 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.919 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.831 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.835 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 78 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.619 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.419 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.610 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 77 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.761 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.531 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.683 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 135 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.718 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.550 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.542 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.611 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.61 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.623 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.735 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 4.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 148 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 67 · tsunami flag
  49. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1652 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.028 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.83 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.822 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.519 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.514 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.521 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.67 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.113 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.527 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.858 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.834 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.825 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.135 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.948 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.633 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.512 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.934 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.647 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.626 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.614 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.556 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223jee0bv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.