Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska on Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 2:10 AM AKST (11:10 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44 km WNW of Nikiski, 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
2022-02-11 11:10:30 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.541° N, 151.005° 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
23

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 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.731 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.88 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.58 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.815 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.032 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.167 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.668 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.020 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.322 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.45 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 54 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.88 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.723 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.730 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.39 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  22. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.638 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.08 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.822 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.125 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.331 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.09 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.716 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.57 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.815 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.826 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.737 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.855 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.520 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.75 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.971 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 132 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 66 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.94 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.611 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.534 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.724 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.413 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.56 km ESE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.520 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.78 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.025 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.629 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.013 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.88 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.356 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.717 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.935 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.617 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.617 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221xn6jvs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.