Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 6:28 PM AKST (03:28 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 29 km NNE of Paxson, 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
2022-12-22 03:28:24 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.364° N, 145.536° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.281 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.880 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.731 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.732 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.927 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.137 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.177 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.938 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.039 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1344 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.429 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1340 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.6Central Alaska · 1339 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.541 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1338 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.183 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.642 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.943 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.645 km WNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.843 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.042 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.626 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.541 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.833 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1384 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.772 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.676 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.375 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.5Central Alaska · 1407 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.680 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022gct9wll. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.