Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-07 15:17:08 UTC
Depth
67.2 km (41.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.768° N, 151.535° 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
31

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. 1.831 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 575 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.653 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 575 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.631 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.752 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 575 days ago · 94 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.465 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 574 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 574 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.617 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 574 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.653 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 574 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 574 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.611 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 573 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.372 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 573 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.717 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 573 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.777 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 573 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 573 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.710 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 573 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.58 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 573 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 573 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.633 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 573 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 573 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 573 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.622 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 573 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.542 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 572 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 572 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.429 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 572 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.76 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 571 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.575 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 571 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.646 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 571 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 571 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.99 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 571 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 571 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.646 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 571 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.27 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 570 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.69 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 570 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.57 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 570 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 570 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.88 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 570 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.640 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 570 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 570 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.611 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 570 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.624 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 569 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.567 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 569 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.924 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 569 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.522 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 569 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.545 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 568 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 568 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.519 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 568 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.068 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 568 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.59 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 567 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.512 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 567 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.520 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 567 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 567 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.573 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 567 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.523 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 566 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.653 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 566 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.724 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 566 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.336 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 566 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.510 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 575 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.065 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.657 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.541 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 575 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.564 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 575 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.642 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 575 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.722 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 576 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 576 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.775 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 576 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 576 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.722 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 576 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 576 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.638 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 576 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.662 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 576 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.66 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 576 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.520 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 577 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.817 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 577 days ago · 76 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 577 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 577 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02531ei2fq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.