Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 72 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 72 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, May 14, 2022, 9:49 AM AKDT (17:49 UTC), 114 km (71 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-14 17:49:37 UTC
Depth
114.0 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.218° N, 152.929° 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
36

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. 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 106 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.961 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.631 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.544 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 110 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.28 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 119 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.420 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 143 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.559 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 132 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.745 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1598 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.129 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.447 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 150 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.26 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.262 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 98 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 3.048 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 153 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.859 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 136 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.359 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.456 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.555 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.673 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 118 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.160 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 139 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 126 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 4.018 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
  45. 2.010 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.944 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 157 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.566 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 105 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.513 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.042 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 122 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.676 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.332 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.564 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.557 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.267 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 132 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.777 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.629 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.534 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 125 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.747 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.861 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.048 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.556 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 112 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.760 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1603 days ago · 141 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.649 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.645 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 153 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.612 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 58
  14. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 118 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 142 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.827 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 122 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.749 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 151 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 133 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02265wfgfl. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.