Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 8:40 PM AKST (05:40 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km NNE of Skwentna, 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
2022-01-17 05:40:26 UTC
Depth
99.4 km (61.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.843° N, 151.348° 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
73

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 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022s7cp37. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.