Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 4:55 PM AKST (01:55 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 67 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 01:55:46 UTC
Depth
43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.077° N, 151.500° 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
53

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

After

  1. 2.213 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.040 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1689 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.160 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.815 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.446 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 4.029 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 14 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.637 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.855 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.520 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.236 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.871 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.469 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.056 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.059 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.371 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.725 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.971 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.251 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.534 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.413 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.520 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.825 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.653 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.331 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.944 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.137 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.125 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.715 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.08 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1694 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.638 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222929bpk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.