Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 6, 2024, 2:46 PM AKST (23:46 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-06 23:46:28 UTC
Depth
97.9 km (60.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.263° N, 152.332° 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
32

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 942 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 942 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.852 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 942 days ago · 96 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.751 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 942 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 942 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 942 days ago · 141 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.747 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 942 days ago · 154 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.539 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 942 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.675 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 942 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 941 days ago · 110 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.837 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 941 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 941 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 941 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.041 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 941 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.672 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 941 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.057 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 941 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.678 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 940 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.855 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 940 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.745 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.564 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 940 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.845 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 940 days ago · 80 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 940 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.875 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 939 days ago · 132 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.634 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 939 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.934 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 939 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.839 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 939 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.246 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 939 days ago · 161 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 939 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.06 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 939 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.67 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 939 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.56 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 939 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.031 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 939 days ago · 148 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.157 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 939 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.655 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 938 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.873 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 938 days ago · 121 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 938 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 938 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 938 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.973 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 938 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.048 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 938 days ago · 155 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.733 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 938 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 938 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.535 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 938 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.057 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 938 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 938 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.88 km W of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 938 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.439 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 938 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.968 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 938 days ago · 124 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.647 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 938 days ago · 87 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.614 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 937 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 2.062 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 937 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.810 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 937 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.446 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 937 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.424 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 937 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 937 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 937 days ago · 86 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.75 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.920 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 937 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.136 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 937 days ago · 135 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.036 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 942 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 942 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 943 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 943 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.759 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 943 days ago · 124 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 943 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.613 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 943 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.854 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.859 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 943 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.018 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 943 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 943 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.624 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 943 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.445 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 944 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 944 days ago · 127 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.759 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 944 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.926 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 944 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 945 days ago · 108 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.946 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 945 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.553 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 945 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02431jfspv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.