Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:09 AM AKDT (12:09 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-14 12:09:52 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.490° N, 151.189° 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
44

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.150 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.740 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.164 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 121 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.661 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.045 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.546 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.958 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.837 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.626 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.523 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.919 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.764 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.629 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 4.233 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.243 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.7Central Alaska · 1474 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 4.147 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.144 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.655 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.331 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.663 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.957 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.557 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 130 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.064 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.044 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 3.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 133 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.462 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 133 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.163 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.959 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.516 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 167 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.824 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 141 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.268 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.362 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.372 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 125 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.541 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.569 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.557 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.358 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 115 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.522 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 3.1Central Alaska · 1463 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.058 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 122 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.937 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.129 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.925 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.352 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.673 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.545 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1484 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.022 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 126 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.633 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.851 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.636 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.950 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bt8bfqn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.