M1.6 earthquake 64 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 64 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 15, 2022, 9:29 PM AKDT (05:29 UTC), 85 km (53 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-09-16 05:29:36 UTC
- Depth
- 85.1 km (52.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.420° N, 152.569° 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
- 29
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
- 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.417 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.60 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.561 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.25 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 97 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.772 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.268 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.545 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.88 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.624 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1478 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.834 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.052 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 147 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.274 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 107 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.068 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.745 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.836 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.563 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.853 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 114 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.65 km N of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.772 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.574 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 136 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.854 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 137 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.261 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 110 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.656 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 98 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.838 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 154 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.542 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 112 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 106 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 88 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1473 days ago · 86 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.774 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 103 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.060 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 123 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.755 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.626 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1480 days ago · 125 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.531 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 87 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.442 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.075 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 127 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.627 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.554 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 111 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 160 km deep · 43 km away
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