Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 6:06 AM AKST (15:06 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-15 15:06:26 UTC
Depth
32.3 km (20.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.207° N, 148.621° 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
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.647 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.719 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.976 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 1711 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.817 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.574 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.619 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.940 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.931 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.529 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.64 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.045 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.8Central Alaska · 1702 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.719 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 5.272 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1,362
  37. 1.952 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.032 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.59 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.527 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.868 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.75 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.120 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.618 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.739 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.819 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.746 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.361 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.926 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.876 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.727 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.626 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.827 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.55 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.010 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.645 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.648 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.573 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022p211rb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.