Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Nov 28, 2022, 7:36 PM AKST (04:36 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 51 km WNW of Ninilchik, 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
2022-11-29 04:36:18 UTC
Depth
74.7 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.842° N, 151.766° 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
49

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. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.231 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.940 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.662 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 112 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.347 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.679 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.041 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1404 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.151 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.621 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.55 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1402 days ago · 159 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.039 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.055 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.646 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1402 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.613 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.12 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.086 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 144 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.528 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.561 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.557 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.54 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.773 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.525 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.547 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 89 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1400 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.659 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.926 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.534 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.023 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.345 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.680 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.670 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.339 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.654 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.636 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.843 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.119 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.527 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.777 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.53 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.929 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.851 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.630 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.618 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.536 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.819 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.863 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.613 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.876 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 122 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.077 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 140 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.637 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1406 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.624 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 83 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.039 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.811 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fask224. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC.