Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 33 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-17 19:20:22 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.043° N, 149.191° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.131 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.68 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 135
  3. 1.517 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.29 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 37
  5. 3.09 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.05 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.07 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.538 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.56 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.117 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.67 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.015 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.144 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.564 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.311 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 9
  22. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.623 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.913 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.4Central Alaska · 1440 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.717 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.543 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.641 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.719 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.019 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.76 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.661 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.79 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.511 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.774 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.58 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.28 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.58 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.922 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.75 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.559 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.56 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.710 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.59 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.518 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.652 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.52 km NNE of Palmer, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.835 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 4.224 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 327
  57. 2.325 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.527 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.025 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.616 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.016 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.614 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.027 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.22 km WSW of Wasilla, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.64 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.323 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.668 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.633 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.611 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.17 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.527 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.214 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.74 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.144 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.111 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dbxa7op. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.