Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 10:50 PM AKDT (06:50 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-18 06:50:48 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.553° N, 147.443° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.364 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.4Central Alaska · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.524 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.756 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.537 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.49 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.935 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.524 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.752 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.664 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.550 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.950 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.049 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.59 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.650 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.8Central Alaska · 1420 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.571 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.617 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.559 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.236 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.142 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.629 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.8Central Alaska · 1415 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.581 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.626 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.046 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.122 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.680 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.654 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.5Central Alaska · 1407 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.765 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.652 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.375 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.676 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 73 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.39 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 3.059 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.6Central Alaska · 1392 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.616 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.969 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.75 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.772 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.668 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.811 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.576 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.723 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.670 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.681 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.9Central Alaska · 1455 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.618 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.718 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.710 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.511 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.748 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.611 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.522 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.060 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ddd9ew1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC.