Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Aug 19, 2022, 8:54 AM AKDT (16:54 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-19 16:54:47 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.153° N, 150.595° 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
66

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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1504 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.449 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.641 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.018 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.27 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.549 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.846 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.823 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.645 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.652 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.657 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.033 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  22. 3.342 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.538 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.941 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.526 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.8Central Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.17 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.70 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.811 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.7Central Alaska · 1494 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.644 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.853 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.774 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.826 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.832 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.710 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.720 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.58 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.78 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.7Central Alaska · 1507 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.928 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.518 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.754 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1508 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022amazs30. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.