Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km W of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 10:35 AM AKDT (18:35 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-30 18:35:29 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.886° N, 148.662° 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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.510 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.67 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.64 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.4Central Alaska · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.112 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.916 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.317 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.532 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.930 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.916 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.8Central Alaska · 1421 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.236 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.629 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  19. 4.019 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 277
  20. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.518 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.617 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.119 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.8Central Alaska · 1415 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.620 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.626 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.77 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1406 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
  36. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.629 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.629 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.423 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.621 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.621 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.718 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.418 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.117 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.515 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 461
  9. 2.429 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.222 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.6Central Alaska · 1477 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.041 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.539 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.833 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 176
  15. 1.626 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.1Central Alaska · 1484 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.825 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 134
  19. 1.91 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.67 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cjsn3za. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.