Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Feb 12, 2022, 9:15 PM AKST (06:15 UTC), 95 km (59 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
2022-02-13 06:15:09 UTC
Depth
94.7 km (58.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.191° N, 152.565° 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
48

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. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.764 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 125 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.134 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.832 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.735 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 154 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.39 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.638 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1690 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.734 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.032 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 139 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.08 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 101 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.125 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.137 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.657 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 142 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.331 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.031 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.043 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.653 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.543 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.653 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 94 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.09 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.213 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.650 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.552 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 139 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.241 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.861 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.725 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.038 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 167 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.040 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.855 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 148 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.963 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.160 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.435 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 186 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.88 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.566 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.322 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.354 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.668 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.167 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.041 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.3Southern Alaska · 1693 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 108 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.815 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.58 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.570 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.88 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02220vb3tz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.