M1.6 earthquake 60 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 4:05 PM AKST (01:05 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km NW of Ninilchik, 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), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-07 01:05:26 UTC
- Depth
- 113.6 km (70.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.266° N, 152.659° 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
- 49
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
- 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.135 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 121 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.762 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.658 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 131 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.666 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 114 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.754 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 99 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.636 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.628 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.759 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1726 days ago · 103 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1725 days ago · 134 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 142 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 104 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.747 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.428 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.872 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 108 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.262 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 101 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.338 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 137 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.924 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.67 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.712 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 97 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.533 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.732 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.624 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.675 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 135 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 124 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.684 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 137 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.739 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 159 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.156 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 94 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.942 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.325 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.035 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 120 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.710 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.020 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 152 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.948 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 159 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.858 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 142 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 115 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.550 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.52 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.150 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.845 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ble001. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.