Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km NNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Ester, Alaska on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 10:42 AM AKDT (18:42 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-04-07 18:42:11 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.117° N, 148.349° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.512 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.611 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1634 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.57 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1630 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.717 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.115 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.916 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1622 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 22
  9. 1.616 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.814 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1619 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.929 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.722 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.3northern Alaska · 1607 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.730 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.78 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.634 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.317 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.826 km NE of Rampart, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.524 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.725 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.514 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.813 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.713 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.526 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.625 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.710 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of College, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.75 km NE of Ester, Alaska · 1645 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.610 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.528 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.08 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.532 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.221 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 1658 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.031 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0224gq3ht7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.