M1.6 earthquake 21 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 5:27 PM AKDT (01:27 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 62 km NW of Ninilchik, 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
- 2024-09-30 01:27:16 UTC
- Depth
- 84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.173° N, 151.967° 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
- 29
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
- 1.535 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 734 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.525 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 734 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.651 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 734 days ago · 101 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.834 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 734 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.212 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 734 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 1.733 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 734 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.942 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 734 days ago · 161 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.858 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 734 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.134 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 734 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.958 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 734 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 733 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.716 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 733 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 733 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.741 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 733 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.369 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 733 days ago · 96 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 733 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.941 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 733 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.024 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 733 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.517 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 732 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 732 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.536 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.632 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 732 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 732 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 732 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 732 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 732 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.014 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Fox River, Alaska · 732 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 732 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.756 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 732 days ago · 126 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.562 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 732 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.157 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 732 days ago · 96 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.873 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 731 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.041 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 731 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.058 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 731 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.530 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.246 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 731 days ago · 156 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.770 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 731 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 731 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.254 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 731 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 730 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.233 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 730 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.64 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 730 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.910 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.241 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 730 days ago · 147 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
- 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 730 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 730 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.852 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 730 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.060 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.815 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.66 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.361 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 729 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 729 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 729 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.050 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 735 days ago · 144 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.636 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 735 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.757 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 735 days ago · 96 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 735 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.62 km E of Anchor Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 735 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.857 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 735 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 735 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 736 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 736 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 736 days ago · 134 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.517 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 736 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 737 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 737 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 89 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 737 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 737 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
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