Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 10:49 AM AKDT (18:49 UTC), 73 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-04 18:49:22 UTC
Depth
72.5 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.224° N, 151.833° 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
45

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 99 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.759 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1458 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.976 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.42 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.538 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.525 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.966 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.833 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.739 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.657 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.751 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.36 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.57 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.359 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.239 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.570 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.757 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.150 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.523 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.872 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.171 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.714 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.510 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.068 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.814 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.169 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.353 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.631 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.065 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1453 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.758 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 4.441 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  49. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.840 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 82 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.613 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 3.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 33 · tsunami flag
  55. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1452 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.513 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.858 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.614 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.948 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1459 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 100 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.26 km N of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.633 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 103 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.942 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1459 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.855 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.561 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.520 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.271 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.120 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.662 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.015 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cqevhff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.