Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km NNW of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Houston, Alaska on Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 8:02 PM AKST (05:02 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-12-05 05:02:52 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.663° N, 149.856° 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
70

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.843 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.833 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1397 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.929 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.210 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.58 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.847 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.524 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.940 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.610 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1395 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.229 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.75 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.84 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.663 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.210 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.632 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1392 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.61 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.033 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.512 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  32. 1.812 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.611 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.43 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.84 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.812 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.525 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.512 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.67 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.53 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.64 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1390 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1390 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1390 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.9Central Alaska · 1390 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.69 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.514 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.619 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1389 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1389 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.5Central Alaska · 1389 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.633 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.519 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.624 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.69 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 47 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.16 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.049 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.422 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.738 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.525 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.93 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1400 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.730 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.823 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.917 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.97 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.330 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.515 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.631 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.55 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1402 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.825 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.530 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away

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