Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 65 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 9:14 AM AKST (18:14 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-03 18:14:08 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.950° N, 152.375° 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
42

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. 2.130 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 638 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 638 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.252 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.768 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 638 days ago · 115 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.534 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 638 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.533 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 638 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.862 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 637 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.916 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 637 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.833 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 637 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 637 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 637 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.366 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 637 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 637 days ago · 118 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.757 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 637 days ago · 109 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 637 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.565 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.50 km SE of Sterling, Alaska · 636 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.563 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.067 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 636 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 636 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.867 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 636 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.175 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 636 days ago · 145 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 636 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 636 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.824 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 635 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.927 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 635 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.65 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 635 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.532 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 635 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.758 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 635 days ago · 105 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.473 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 635 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.84 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 635 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.263 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 635 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.574 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 635 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 635 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.623 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.711 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 634 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.849 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 634 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.139 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.866 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.567 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.767 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 634 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.522 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 634 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 634 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.522 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 3.15 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 634 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.652 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 633 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.924 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 633 days ago · 97 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 633 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.663 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 112 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.546 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 633 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.518 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 633 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.046 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 633 days ago · 88 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.627 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 632 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.730 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 639 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 639 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.569 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 639 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.041 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 639 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.726 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.351 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 639 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.566 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 639 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.366 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.567 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.866 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.266 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.55 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 640 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 640 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.944 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 640 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.926 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 640 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 640 days ago · 115 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.645 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 640 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.911 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 640 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02559ev71. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.