Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 7:50 PM AKDT (03:50 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Southern 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
2022-10-27 03:50:25 UTC
Depth
77.9 km (48.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.717° N, 151.930° 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
28

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.40 km NNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.830 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.971 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.715 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.64 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.943 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.810 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.863 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.869 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.617 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.65 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.314 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.616 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 86 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.616 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.773 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.778 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.527 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.649 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.962 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.575 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.531 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.864 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.128 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.614 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.956 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.138 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.243 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.370 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 4.1Southern Alaska · 1433 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 15
  41. 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.521 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.65 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.961 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.611 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.735 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.76 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.363 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 109 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.059 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.814 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.78 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.519 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.667 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.619 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.571 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.774 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.56 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.057 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 138 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.867 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.068 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1438 days ago · 92 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.84 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.74 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.621 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.023 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 83 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ds7b6ps. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.