Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km N of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km N of Anchorage, Alaska on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 12:16 AM AKDT (08:16 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-16 08:16:04 UTC
Depth
41.6 km (25.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.256° N, 149.911° 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
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.22 km WSW of Wasilla, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.934 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.016 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.833 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.028 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.514 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.68 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 135
  10. 3.29 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 37
  11. 3.09 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.05 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.719 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.7Southern Alaska · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.07 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.523 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.56 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.117 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.67 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 144
  25. 2.020 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.821 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.015 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.68 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.822 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.722 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.54 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.311 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
  35. 1.616 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.14 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.531 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.917 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 4.424 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 251 · tsunami flag
  40. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.321 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 3.122 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 60
  43. 1.623 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.621 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.717 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.220 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.518 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.719 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.019 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.741 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.630 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.76 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.79 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.621 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.723 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.17 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.810 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.750 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.527 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.111 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.54 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.523 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.212 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.815 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.531 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.513 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.8Southern Alaska · 1452 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022da3679x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.