Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Mar 14, 2023, 8:31 AM AKDT (16:31 UTC), 91 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-03-14 16:31:49 UTC
Depth
91.2 km (56.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.746° N, 152.058° 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
46

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. 1.518 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.734 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 82 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.148 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.348 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.949 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 91 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.261 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 102 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.536 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 83 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1300 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.658 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.971 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.241 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1300 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.251 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 140 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.513 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.610 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.662 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.166 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.747 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 96 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1299 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.869 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.810 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1299 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1298 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.867 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.361 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.747 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.560 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.522 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.860 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.525 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1298 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.54 km ENE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.95 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.922 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.028 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.973 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.739 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 88 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.238 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1297 days ago · 87 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.622 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.730 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.614 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.643 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.925 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1296 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.511 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.635 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 89 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.965 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.845 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.541 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.824 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.636 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.248 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.056 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1295 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.269 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1294 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.411 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.619 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1301 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.328 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1302 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.514 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.722 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.961 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.645 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 75 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.037 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.819 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.988 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 165 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.734 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.86 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0233czy0tk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.