Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 63 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Nov 27, 2022, 3:56 AM AKST (12:56 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 45 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-27 12:56:25 UTC
Depth
116.3 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.203° N, 152.761° 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
21

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. 1.811 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.039 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.861 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 95 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.19 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 137 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1407 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 110 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.768 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 108 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.876 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.615 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.536 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.829 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.548 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 107 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.530 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 89 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.662 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 112 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.347 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 98 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.567 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 94 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.679 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.041 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1405 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.623 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.641 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.553 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 96 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.151 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 98 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.032 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 133 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.912 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 87 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.551 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.742 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 159 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.742 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.164 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.234 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 144 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1404 days ago · 159 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.163 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 135 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.039 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.957 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 101 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.945 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 3.259 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.043 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.055 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.071 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 113 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1404 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 108 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.662 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 90 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1408 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.910 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.124 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.066 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1408 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.962 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1409 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.759 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 95 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.051 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 154 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.871 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1409 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 107 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1410 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.554 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 94 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.418 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.840 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.376 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1410 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022f7md4t5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.