Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 10:50 PM AKDT (06:50 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Southern 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
2022-10-22 06:50:46 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.765° N, 152.302° 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
31

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. 2.213 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.960 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 142 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.744 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.565 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.652 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.840 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.168 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.167 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.753 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.75 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.95 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.810 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.934 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.828 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.764 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.539 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.324 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1439 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.660 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.216 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.831 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.678 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.956 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.662 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 74 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.944 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.547 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.052 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.855 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.261 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.840 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.544 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 84 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.531 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.771 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.023 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 65 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.168 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.634 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 93 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.628 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.74 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.85 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.730 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.135 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 159 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.84 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.829 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 72 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.068 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.867 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.847 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 93 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.566 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.341 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.249 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.146 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.66 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.667 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.636 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.638 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.06 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.512 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.881 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.346 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.745 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.761 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.68 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022djzerqs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC.