Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 61 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, May 12, 2022, 1:18 AM AKDT (09:18 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 55 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
2022-05-12 09:18:11 UTC
Depth
112.3 km (69.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.214° N, 152.719° 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
31

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. 1.885 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 134 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.651 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.863 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 105 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 133 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.749 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 151 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.827 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 142 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 118 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 3.612 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 58
  16. 1.645 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 153 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.649 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1603 days ago · 141 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.760 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.556 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.58 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.048 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 107 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.747 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.772 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 114 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.961 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.631 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.544 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.627 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 110 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 121 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.28 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.420 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 143 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.559 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 132 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.745 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1598 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 92 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.129 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.447 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 150 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.26 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.262 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.048 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 153 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 93 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 1.859 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 136 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 105 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.983 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 144 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.556 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 138 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.745 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.561 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.546 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.758 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.464 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.045 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.813 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.015 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 4.058 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.739 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.867 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 124 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.725 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02262gelfm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.