Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 6:29 AM AKST (15:29 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-21 15:29:04 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.252° N, 146.230° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.6Southern Alaska · 1678 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  4. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.838 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.373 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.641 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.337 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.513 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.618 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.838 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.251 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.5Central Alaska · 1655 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.248 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.58 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.639 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.522 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.535 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.626 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.635 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.814 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.723 km NNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.949 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.535 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.943 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.261 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.221 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.010 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.739 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.529 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.59 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.735 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.529 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.827 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222e91rtn. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.