M1.6 earthquake 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, May 21, 2022, 8:44 AM AKDT (16:44 UTC), 118 km (74 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-05-21 16:44:53 UTC
- Depth
- 118.4 km (73.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.213° N, 152.956° 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
- 40
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
- 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.160 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 139 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 126 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.652 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.059 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 105 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.018 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
- 2.010 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.944 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 157 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.566 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 105 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.513 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.042 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.676 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.332 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.564 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.557 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.267 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 132 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.777 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.629 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 125 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.345 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.960 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.341 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
- 2.376 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.339 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.755 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.26 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.910 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.541 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 176 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.163 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 135 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.550 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.324 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 128 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 96 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 138 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1587 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 105 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 109 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.445 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 140 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.2Southern Alaska · 1587 days ago · 133 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.245 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 96 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.931 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.244 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 120 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.246 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1586 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.040 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.534 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.846 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 163 km deep · 33 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.555 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.456 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.359 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.859 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 136 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.048 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 153 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.262 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 98 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.26 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 150 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.447 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.129 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.941 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1599 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 122 km deep · 49 km away
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