Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 5:37 PM AKST (02:37 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
2022-12-05 02:37:04 UTC
Depth
126.5 km (78.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.080° N, 151.006° 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
57

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.363 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 125 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.141 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.642 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.621 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.563 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 125 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.659 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 111 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.544 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.548 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 97 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 124 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.562 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 132 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 1397 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.852 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 127 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.637 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 128 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.561 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.967 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.562 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 121 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.550 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.043 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.140 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 104 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.818 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.251 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 106 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.841 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.557 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 127 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.61 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.841 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.653 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.554 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 108 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.8Central Alaska · 1391 days ago · 116 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.552 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.624 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.552 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.927 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.625 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.637 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.931 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.435 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.046 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.544 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 127 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.362 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 111 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.555 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.546 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.571 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.927 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 109 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.528 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.357 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 127 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.422 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.855 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.926 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 129 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.148 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.653 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 1400 days ago · 124 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.853 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.447 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.337 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.541 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 92 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.630 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.858 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.653 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.239 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fkolgeq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.