M1.5 earthquake 48 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 3:23 AM AKST (12:23 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 48 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-20 12:23:12 UTC
- Depth
- 94.6 km (58.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.160° N, 152.512° 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
- 51
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
- 1.573 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 121 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.868 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 115 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 911 · tsunami flag
- 1.74 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.849 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.860 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 138 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.57 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.842 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.79 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.56 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.934 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.722 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.763 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 118 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.610 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.552 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.823 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 95 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.036 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 144 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.466 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.836 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.227 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 155 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.65 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.54 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.239 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 135 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1714 days ago · 84 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.147 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 160 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.147 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 160 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.768 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 147 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.931 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.246 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.840 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 94 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.567 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 102 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.350 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 169 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.957 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 136 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.58 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.161 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 148 km deep · 39 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.734 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.641 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.947 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 134 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.748 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.759 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 135 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 116 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.610 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 128 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.133 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 153 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.659 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.753 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 151 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.753 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 145 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
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