Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 7:08 AM AKDT (15:08 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-17 15:08:48 UTC
Depth
98.4 km (61.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.938° N, 150.940° 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
47

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.191 km ESE of Nikolai, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.128 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.131 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.571 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.517 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.652 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.019 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.666 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 116 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.612 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.554 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 127 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 107 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.515 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.555 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 102 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.544 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 95 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 121 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 102 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.535 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.149 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.935 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.657 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.842 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.7Central Alaska · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.7Central Alaska · 1444 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.647 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.622 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.350 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.149 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.542 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 1443 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.335 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.954 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.532 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.568 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.78 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.651 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.649 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.043 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 119 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.548 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.646 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.558 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 112 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 104 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.658 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.562 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 3.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.755 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.637 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.838 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.557 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 108 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.771 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 116 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.643 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.532 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.530 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.063 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.567 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 123 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.644 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.619 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.652 km SW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.065 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 122 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.633 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.690 km ESE of Nikolai, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 146 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.761 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 132 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.769 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 111 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.544 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dbutyry. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.