M1.5 earthquake 72 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 72 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 10:06 PM AKST (07:06 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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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
- 2023-01-29 07:06:10 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.433° N, 152.724° 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
- 44
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
- 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.98 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.257 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.618 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.037 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.648 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.041 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1343 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1343 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.262 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.467 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.360 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 174 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.332 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1342 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 119 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.027 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 137 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.266 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.914 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.754 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.853 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.949 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.851 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.957 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.944 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.038 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 139 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.058 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 468 · tsunami flag
- 2.336 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.643 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.831 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 150 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1339 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 1344 days ago · 143 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.925 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.053 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 145 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.562 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1345 days ago · 81 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.346 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
- 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.064 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1345 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.443 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.028 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.416 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.536 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.673 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.941 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away
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