Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sat, Aug 27, 2022, 1:24 PM AKDT (21:24 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 89 km W of Karluk, 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
2022-08-27 21:24:14 UTC
Depth
124.1 km (77.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.612° N, 156.596° 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
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.747 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 119 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.765 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 136 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.764 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.732 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.744 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 158 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.765 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.570 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.560 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.834 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.551 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.974 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.183 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.691 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.698 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.367 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.375 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 141 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.840 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 127 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.547 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.247 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.063 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 152 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.074 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.145 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.761 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.463 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.873 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 122 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.692 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.048 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.991 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.8107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.079 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 135 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.545 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 104 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.881 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1473 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.563 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.3101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.889 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.675 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.863 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.267 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 150 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.784 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.895 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.640 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.625 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 124 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.645 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.367 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.983 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.849 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.679 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.5104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.172 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.346 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.185 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.745 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.8101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.778 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 134 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.653 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.065 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.8106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.7103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.1100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.9101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.978 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.844 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.659 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.373 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.123 km NNE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 168 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.643 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.898 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.278 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 134 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.468 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 146 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.974 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.7112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.382 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.744 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.779 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.766 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.749 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022azm38cf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.