M1.8 earthquake 28 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 4:50 PM AKDT (00:50 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-10-17 00:50:39 UTC
- Depth
- 65.2 km (40.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.691° N, 152.309° 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
- 52
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
- 1.643 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 80 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.429 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 141 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
- 2.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.943 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.667 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.072 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.771 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.621 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1445 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.672 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.656 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1444 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.641 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.759 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.871 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 121 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.850 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.65 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 141 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.755 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.770 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.625 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.759 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.160 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.761 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.346 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.881 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.06 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 54 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.638 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.636 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.667 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.146 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 96 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.249 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.855 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.563 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.623 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.532 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.716 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.673 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.768 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.543 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.416 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.423 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 63 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.6Southern Alaska · 1448 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
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