Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Fri, Nov 11, 2022, 6:55 PM AKST (03:55 UTC), 72 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 45 km E of Pedro Bay, 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
2022-11-12 03:55:18 UTC
Depth
71.6 km (44.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.994° N, 152.051° 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
27

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.270 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.942 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1422 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.91 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 72 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.716 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.929 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.812 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.725 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.044 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.915 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.169 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 141 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.955 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.321 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.347 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.749 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.867 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.848 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.162 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.89 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.949 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 99 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.3Southern Alaska · 1421 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.039 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.541 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.550 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.948 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 94 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.243 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.049 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.269 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.543 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.968 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.612 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.771 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.756 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 146 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.818 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.047 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.550 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.633 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.845 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.645 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.661 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.551 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.151 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.057 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.537 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.630 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1419 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.754 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.856 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.853 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.259 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.056 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.923 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.927 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1423 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.516 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.512 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.741 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.727 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.972 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.722 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 84 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.539 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.03 km N of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.867 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.526 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 136 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.767 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022einxsp0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.