Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km W of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 3:15 AM AKDT (11:15 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km SSW of South Van Horn, 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
2022-10-28 11:15:16 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.866° N, 148.705° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.930 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.916 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.8Central Alaska · 1420 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.236 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.629 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.019 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 277
  7. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.518 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.617 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.119 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.8Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.620 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.626 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.77 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 22
  23. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.629 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.629 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.610 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.652 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.619 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 4.444 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 84
  30. 1.645 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.144 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.633 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.545 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.618 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.117 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.526 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.316 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.519 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.817 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.534 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.635 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.717 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.5Central Alaska · 1382 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.034 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.317 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.916 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.112 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.4Central Alaska · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.64 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.641 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.67 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.510 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.511 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.119 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.031 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.423 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dtzehc4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.