Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 1:18 PM AKST (22:18 UTC), 80 km (50 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
2025-02-27 22:18:40 UTC
Depth
79.9 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.307° N, 152.189° 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
54

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 583 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.433 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 583 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.755 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 583 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.83 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 582 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 582 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 582 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.755 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.943 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.79 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 582 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.855 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 582 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.745 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 582 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 582 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 582 days ago · 86 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.034 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 582 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.952 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.814 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.856 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 582 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.73 km WNW of Homer, Alaska · 582 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.54 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 582 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.959 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 582 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.257 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 582 days ago · 138 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.958 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 582 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.721 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 582 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.513 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 581 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.862 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 581 days ago · 97 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.517 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 581 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.827 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 581 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 581 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.764 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 581 days ago · 95 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.739 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 581 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.648 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 581 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 581 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 581 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.523 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 580 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.516 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 580 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.740 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 580 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.857 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 580 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 580 days ago · 119 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.629 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 580 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 580 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.479 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 580 days ago · 142 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.824 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 579 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 579 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 579 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.756 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.311 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 579 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.647 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 579 days ago · 99 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.614 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.756 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 103 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 89 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 579 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.76 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 579 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 579 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.569 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 579 days ago · 146 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.733 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 579 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.814 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Kachemak, Alaska · 583 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.155 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 92 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.874 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 583 days ago · 125 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.532 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.513 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 583 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 583 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 583 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 583 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 583 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 584 days ago · 139 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.933 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 584 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 584 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 584 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 584 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0252oadlwf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.