Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 16, 2022, 3:20 PM AKDT (23:20 UTC), 76 km (47 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-16 23:20:53 UTC
Depth
75.7 km (47.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.256° N, 152.132° 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
56

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. 1.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.633 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 69 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.057 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.948 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.834 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.858 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.527 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.519 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.64 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.717 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.563 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.155 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.840 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.925 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.960 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 3.022 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.78 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.621 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.156 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.546 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.936 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 79 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.47 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.570 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.051 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.518 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 76 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.745 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.919 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.716 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1657 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.831 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 76 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.143 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 77 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.619 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 3.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.764 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.610 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.021 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 142 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.79 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.562 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.646 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.647 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 88 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 92 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.614 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.560 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.556 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 151 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.662 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 96 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.566 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1662 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223gf4efa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.