M1.6 earthquake 27 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 9, 2022, 10:59 PM AKST (07:59 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 45 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 2022-11-10 07:59:18 UTC
- Depth
- 71.3 km (44.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.248° N, 151.959° 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1424 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.571 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.676 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.620 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 91 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.867 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.03 km N of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.539 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.722 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.972 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 85 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.516 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1423 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.927 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.923 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.056 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.270 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.942 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1422 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.720 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.91 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 1.724 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.716 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.929 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.812 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.725 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.044 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.169 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 141 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.955 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.321 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.347 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.867 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.162 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.89 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.949 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 1420 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.039 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.541 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.550 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.948 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 94 km deep · 22 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.320 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.244 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.050 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.038 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.060 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.736 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.820 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 76 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1425 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.447 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 76 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.822 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.522 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.137 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
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