Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 12:31 PM AKST (21:31 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-22 21:31:01 UTC
Depth
69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.094° N, 152.280° 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
38

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

  1. 1.622 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 647 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.924 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.833 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 647 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.948 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 647 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 647 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.758 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 104 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.856 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.940 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 646 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 646 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 646 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 646 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 646 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 646 days ago · 85 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 646 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.218 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 646 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.721 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 646 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.78 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 646 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.831 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 646 days ago · 71 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.66 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 646 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 103 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.27 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.94 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 645 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 645 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.719 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.540 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 88 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.419 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 156 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 645 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.530 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 645 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 645 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.762 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.67 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.551 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 645 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.717 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 645 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.959 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.953 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.061 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.711 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 644 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.737 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.634 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 644 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.963 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 644 days ago · 125 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.72 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.667 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 643 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.664 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 643 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.553 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 643 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.737 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.671 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 643 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 643 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.72 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 643 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 4.017 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 647 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.722 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 647 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 647 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 647 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 647 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.339 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 648 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.736 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 648 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.356 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 648 days ago · 141 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.640 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 648 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.929 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 648 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.053 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.151 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 649 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 649 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.867 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 649 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.872 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 649 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 649 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gerjnbc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC.