Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Oct 6, 2022, 8:15 AM AKDT (16:15 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 4 km ENE of Glacier View, 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
2022-10-06 16:15:10 UTC
Depth
43.7 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.267° N, 149.233° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.16 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 53
  2. 4.84 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 600
  3. 1.819 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.919 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.38 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.730 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.58 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.722 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.98 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1454 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.545 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.8Southern Alaska · 1452 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.855 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.5Central Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.745 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.212 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 3.670 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.111 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.144 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.74 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.214 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.527 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.17 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.633 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.668 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.917 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.323 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.063 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.22 km WSW of Wasilla, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.027 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.614 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.833 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.131 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.517 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.612 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.05 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.515 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.538 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 3.56 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 6
  53. 1.756 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.117 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.67 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.149 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.935 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.015 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.521 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.855 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 180
  3. 1.533 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.713 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 33
  5. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1458 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.459 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.664 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.611 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.53 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.131 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.017 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.83 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.715 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.55 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.628 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1461 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.912 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ctojzy6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.