Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska on Sun, Sep 25, 2022, 4:01 AM AKDT (12:01 UTC), 27 km (17 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-25 12:01:36 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.737° N, 149.741° 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
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.412 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.638 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.63 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.426 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.827 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.821 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.1Central Alaska · 1465 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.637 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1464 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.519 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.912 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.56 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.86 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.031 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1462 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.55 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.715 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.83 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.017 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.53 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.611 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.215 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1459 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 3.713 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 33
  37. 1.533 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.55 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.521 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.629 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.920 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.6Central Alaska · 1458 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.819 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.919 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.87 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.730 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.011 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.56 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.722 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.16 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.642 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.75 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1455 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.66 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.516 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.8Southern Alaska · 1453 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.96 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.824 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.64 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.012 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.716 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.721 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.722 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.918 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.629 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.510 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.56 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.625 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.229 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.618 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cbf6i2x. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.