M1.7 earthquake 15 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 7:59 PM AKDT (03:59 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 64 km WNW of Anchor Point, 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
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-21 03:59:29 UTC
- Depth
- 71.9 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.175° N, 151.781° 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
- 35
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.721 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.867 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.615 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.610 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.238 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.321 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.847 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.761 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.650 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.736 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.963 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.616 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
- 1.56 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.673 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.736 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 125 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 142 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.571 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 148 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.730 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.539 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.412 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.540 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.626 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.051 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.662 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 134 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.816 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.571 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.939 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.546 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 153 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.539 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.338 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.55 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.940 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.057 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.446 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 2.249 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.066 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.269 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.144 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 171 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.522 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.651 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.625 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.867 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.262 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.633 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.525 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
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