Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sat, Oct 8, 2022, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 42 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-08 23:52:35 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.518° N, 148.619° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.852 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.660 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.552 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.681 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.670 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.144 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.723 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.544 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.576 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.811 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.668 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.063 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.643 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.128 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.571 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.7Central Alaska · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.364 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.652 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.4Central Alaska · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.524 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.756 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.149 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.335 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.568 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.651 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.649 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.658 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.755 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.637 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.537 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.49 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 113 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.774 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.935 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.839 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.9Central Alaska · 1433 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.573 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.7Central Alaska · 1431 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 136 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.260 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.831 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.673 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 3.524 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.059 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.752 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.546 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.936 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.618 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.718 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.710 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.566 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.511 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.748 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.459 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.546 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.611 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.522 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.358 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.557 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.569 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.060 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cx40pol. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.