Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 6:37 PM AKDT (02:37 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-21 02:37:37 UTC
Depth
69.7 km (43.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.125° N, 151.715° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
11

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. 1.95 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.760 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 197 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.048 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.316 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.941 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.011 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.844 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 197 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.655 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 197 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.353 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 197 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.961 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 196 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.854 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.019 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.56 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.716 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.826 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.261 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.920 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.162 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.043 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 196 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.06 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.147 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 142 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.163 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.95 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.820 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.267 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.525 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 195 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.216 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.97 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 195 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.723 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.349 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.962 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 140 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.857 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 91 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.254 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.814 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 195 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.064 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.77 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.154 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 194 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.444 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.33 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 194 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 194 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 194 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.235 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 193 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.617 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 193 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.672 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 193 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.730 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 193 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.422 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 193 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.06 km NNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 193 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.71 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 193 days ago · 81 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.018 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 193 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 83 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 197 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.973 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 198 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.917 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.721 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 198 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 198 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 198 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 198 days ago · 137 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.919 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.740 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.940 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 199 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.219 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.416 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 199 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.141 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 199 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.115 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 199 days ago · 84 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 200 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.154 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 200 days ago · 140 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fpfpiz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.