Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 7:13 AM AKST (16:13 UTC), 118 km (73 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
2022-02-02 16:13:38 UTC
Depth
117.6 km (73.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.245° N, 152.933° 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
34

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. 1.51 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.752 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 132 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.644 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 98 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.431 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.542 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.749 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 155 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.546 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.769 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.060 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 109 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.836 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 151 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 143 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.070 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 114 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 4.057 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.738 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.586 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 91 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.267 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.539 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.946 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.752 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.512 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 134 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.067 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.058 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 128 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 90 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.247 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 162 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.13 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.133 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.617 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.935 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.621 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.744 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.856 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.356 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.88 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 140 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.452 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.97 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.443 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.047 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 96 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.067 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 112 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.731 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away · tsunami flag
  14. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.367 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.749 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 122 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.049 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 168 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.562 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.576 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221iuca0b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC.