Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 51 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 51 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 5:07 AM AKST (14:07 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44 km WNW of Nikiski, 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
2022-01-30 14:07:48 UTC
Depth
96.9 km (60.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.181° N, 152.559° 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
33

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.583 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 131 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 99 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.534 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.558 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 131 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.576 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.218 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.562 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.049 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 168 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.749 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.367 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.731 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away · tsunami flag
  18. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.067 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.047 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 96 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.443 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.97 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.452 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.810 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 140 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.573 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 118 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.51 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.752 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 132 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.644 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 98 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.431 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.542 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.032 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.749 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 155 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.546 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.769 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.060 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.836 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 151 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 143 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 3.070 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 4.057 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  54. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.738 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.586 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.267 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.652 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 99 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.719 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.728 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 139 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.851 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.759 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 93 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 96 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.739 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.228 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.237 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.144 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.04 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.517 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.328 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.640 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221dui1ko. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.