M1.6 earthquake 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 6, 2023, 1:41 AM AKST (10:41 UTC), 87 km (54 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-06 10:41:00 UTC
- Depth
- 86.5 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.330° N, 152.245° 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
- 73
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
- 1.772 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 105 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1367 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.069 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 120 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1366 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.844 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 141 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.934 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.741 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.614 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.347 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 162 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 141 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.043 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.6Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.614 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.4Southern Alaska · 1365 days ago · 143 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 88 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 2.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 89 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.059 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.452 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.942 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.820 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.265 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.942 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.659 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.465 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.647 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.55 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.656 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.862 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 87 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.864 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.667 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.462 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.515 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.557 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.462 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.820 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.529 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.747 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 77 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.720 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 1.615 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1368 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.622 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.877 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 130 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.950 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
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