Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Dec 10, 2022, 6:31 AM AKST (15:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 15 km NNW of Four Mile Road, 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
2022-12-10 15:31:43 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.998° N, 148.162° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.316 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.817 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1387 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.717 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 1382 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.034 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.631 km W of Minto, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 1366 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.724 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.628 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.728 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.528 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Minto, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.8northern Alaska · 1351 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.932 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.610 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1346 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.924 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.916 km N of Ester, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.545 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.633 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.144 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.645 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 4.444 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 84
  7. 1.619 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.652 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1404 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.77 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 22
  12. 2.947 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1407 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.620 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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