Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 6:41 PM AKST (03:41 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km W of Anchor Point, 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
2025-02-22 03:41:58 UTC
Depth
54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.015° N, 151.767° 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
21

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. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 588 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.552 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 588 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.363 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 588 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.334 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 588 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.060 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 588 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.548 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.758 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 588 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 588 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.568 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 587 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.535 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 587 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 587 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.024 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 587 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.545 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 587 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 587 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.559 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 587 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.757 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 587 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.542 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 587 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 586 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 586 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.646 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 586 days ago · 137 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.564 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 586 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 586 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 586 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 586 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.640 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 586 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.029 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 585 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.057 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 585 days ago · 150 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.621 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 585 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 585 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.250 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 584 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.554 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 584 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.544 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 584 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.069 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 584 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.252 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 584 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.052 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 584 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.637 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 584 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 584 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.761 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 584 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 584 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.625 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 584 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 584 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.554 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 584 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.69 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 584 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.621 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 583 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.66 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.933 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 583 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 583 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 583 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 583 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.513 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.68 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.532 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.155 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.75 km N of Kachemak, Alaska · 583 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.630 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 588 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.820 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 588 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 588 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.621 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 588 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.771 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 588 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.122 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 589 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.635 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 589 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.753 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 589 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 589 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 589 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 589 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.258 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 589 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.717 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 589 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.945 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 589 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.08 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 589 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.958 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 589 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.836 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 589 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away

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