M2.2 earthquake 62 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 62 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 1:49 AM AKST (10:49 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-30 10:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 111.0 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.834° N, 152.405° 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
- 82
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.467 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.360 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 174 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.332 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1342 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 119 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.266 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.949 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 112 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.851 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.611 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.957 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 124 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.944 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 103 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.058 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 468 · tsunami flag
- 2.336 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 2.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 95 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.821 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.516 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1338 days ago · 135 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.933 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.654 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 87 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.770 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 160 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.235 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.547 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 101 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.958 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 161 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.60 km NNW of Kenai, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.273 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.250 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 1335 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.964 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 103 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.262 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 112 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.51 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.960 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.118 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.264 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 149 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.665 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 120 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.773 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.041 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.648 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.037 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.618 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1343 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.98 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.572 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 1344 days ago · 143 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.925 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.053 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 145 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1345 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.963 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.346 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
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