Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, May 12, 2024, 11:43 PM AKDT (07:43 UTC), 74 km (46 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-13 07:43:24 UTC
Depth
73.7 km (45.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.046° N, 151.958° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
45

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. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 874 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.454 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 874 days ago · 142 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.91 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 874 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 874 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 874 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.145 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 874 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.327 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 874 days ago · 84 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.710 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 873 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.064 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 873 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 873 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.652 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 873 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.743 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 873 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.542 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.635 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 872 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.731 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 165 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.843 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 872 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  18. 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.545 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 872 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.811 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 872 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.265 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 872 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.036 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.938 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 872 days ago · 156 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 872 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.03 km SSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 872 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.345 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 872 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 872 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.528 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 871 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 871 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.624 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 871 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.117 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 871 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 871 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.015 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 871 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.582 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 870 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.535 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 870 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.57 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 870 days ago · 54 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.777 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 870 days ago · 122 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.959 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 870 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.846 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 870 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 870 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.225 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 870 days ago · 81 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 869 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.68 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 869 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 869 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 869 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.53 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 869 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.64 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 868 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.860 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 868 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.058 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 867 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 867 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.050 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 867 days ago · 146 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 867 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.746 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 867 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.058 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 867 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.967 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 866 days ago · 177 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 866 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.817 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 866 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 866 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.734 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 866 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 874 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 874 days ago · 130 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 875 days ago · 141 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 875 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.66 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 875 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.840 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.610 km SW of Kenai, Alaska · 875 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.539 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 875 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.729 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 875 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 875 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 875 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 875 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 875 days ago · 133 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.748 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 876 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.857 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 876 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.733 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 876 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.63 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 876 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.720 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 876 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02465qft2u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.