Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 24, 2022, 6:56 PM AKST (03:56 UTC), 109 km (67 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-25 03:56:30 UTC
Depth
108.5 km (67.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.246° N, 152.610° 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
28

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. 2.543 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 162 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.240 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 138 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.413 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 85 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.687 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 145 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.150 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.825 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.537 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 90 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.64 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.518 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.947 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.63 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.962 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 101 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.853 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 98 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.964 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 4.641 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 100 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  27. 2.257 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 102 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.345 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 163 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.446 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.360 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 83 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.558 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.759 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 104 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.013 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 94 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.87 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.026 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.554 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 95 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.515 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.07 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.735 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 94 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.628 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.837 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.547 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.89 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1672 days ago · 89 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 120 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.632 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.251 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 137 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.041 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.858 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 134 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1681 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.971 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 132 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 123 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.639 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.041 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.562 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.725 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 92 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.371 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222ko7sxt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.