Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 7:09 AM AKDT (15:09 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 52 km SSE of Sand 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
2022-10-01 15:09:40 UTC
Depth
50.6 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.307° N, 159.583° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.691 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.142 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.2south of Alaska · 1463 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.478 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.032 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.036 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.0112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.034 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.734 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.782 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.53 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.636 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.858 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.2109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.731 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.661 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.2111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.0south of Alaska · 1456 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.360 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.854 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.6south of Alaska · 1456 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.5south of Alaska · 1456 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.132 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.3102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.1112 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.023 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.1105 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.786 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.6114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.5south of Alaska · 1454 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.6104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.519 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.662 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.9south of Alaska · 1454 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.6south of Alaska · 1453 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.4Alaska Peninsula · 1453 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.350 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.971 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.631 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.755 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.986 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.994 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.681 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 3.792 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.096 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.993 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.370 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.957 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.798 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.837 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.965 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.664 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.0113 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1469 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.8101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.355 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.094 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.580 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.027 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cle8lzf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.