Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Mar 20, 2022, 4:52 AM AKDT (12:52 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-20 12:52:11 UTC
Depth
75.6 km (47.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.258° N, 152.047° 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
47

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. 1.835 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 77 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 98 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.764 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.610 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.56 km W of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.756 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.531 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.525 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.945 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.683 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 135 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1656 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.718 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.550 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.632 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.623 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.735 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.644 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 4.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 148 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 67 · tsunami flag
  37. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1655 days ago · 78 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.043 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.028 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.822 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.514 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.832 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.521 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.67 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.351 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.213 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.789 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.533 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 76 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.836 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.856 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.757 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.826 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.638 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1658 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.919 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.745 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 87 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 119 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 76 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.518 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.051 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.570 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.47 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.936 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 79 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0223muwsd3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.