M1.6 earthquake 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, May 12, 2024, 2:02 AM AKDT (10:02 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 30 km WNW of Anchor Point, 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
- 2024-05-12 10:02:36 UTC
- Depth
- 98.9 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.226° N, 152.617° 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
- 36
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
- 3.729 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 876 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.539 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 876 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.610 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 876 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.840 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 876 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.66 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 875 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.77 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 875 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 875 days ago · 141 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 875 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.916 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 875 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.454 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 142 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.91 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 875 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 874 days ago · 93 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 874 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.327 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 874 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.710 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 874 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.064 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 874 days ago · 118 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 873 days ago · 106 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 107 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.652 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 873 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.542 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.635 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 873 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.731 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 165 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.843 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 873 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
- 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 873 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.545 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 873 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.811 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 873 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.265 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 872 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.036 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.725 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 148 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.938 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 156 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 872 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 872 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.345 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 872 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 872 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.528 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 872 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 871 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.624 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 871 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.117 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 871 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 871 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.015 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 871 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.582 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 871 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 871 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.242 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 871 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 870 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.777 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 870 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.846 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 870 days ago · 107 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 870 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.225 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 870 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 870 days ago · 106 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 870 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 869 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.53 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 869 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 868 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 868 days ago · 104 km deep · 16 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 876 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 876 days ago · 133 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.748 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 876 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.857 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 876 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.733 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.63 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 876 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.320 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 876 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 877 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 877 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.857 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 877 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 148
- 1.966 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 877 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 877 days ago · 110 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.931 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 878 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.883 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 878 days ago · 136 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 878 days ago · 110 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.162 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 878 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.636 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 878 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.962 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 878 days ago · 144 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.773 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 879 days ago · 112 km deep · 23 km away
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