Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 6:04 PM AKDT (02:04 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-06-16 02:04:20 UTC
Depth
108.9 km (67.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.964° N, 152.310° 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
73

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 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.028 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.751 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.412 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.086 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 153 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.921 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.728 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.016 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 135 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.025 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.857 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.128 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.165 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.131 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.520 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.245 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.05 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1562 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.675 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 136 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.531 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.915 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.842 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.548 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 109 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.656 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 95 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.560 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.774 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 139 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.83 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.522 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.571 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.929 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.611 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.650 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.250 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.551 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 150 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.569 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 148 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.518 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.566 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 114 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.949 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.716 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.230 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 201 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.672 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 143 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.724 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.174 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 139 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1552 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.671 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.542 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.635 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.34 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.646 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.647 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.940 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.748 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.554 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.663 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 102 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.114 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.064 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.587 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1573 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.747 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.851 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.543 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.860 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0227o7yq3m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.