Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km NW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Paxson, Alaska on Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 5:56 AM AKST (14:56 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 42 km ESE of Denali Park, 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
2022-11-10 14:56:10 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.444° N, 146.240° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.571 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.559 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.142 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.538 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.581 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.680 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.5Central Alaska · 1409 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.375 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1403 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.676 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1402 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.059 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.6Central Alaska · 1395 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.969 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.772 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.833 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.7Central Alaska · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.281 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.961 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.767 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.880 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.061 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.863 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.731 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.732 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.927 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.049 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.950 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.550 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.628 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.664 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.525 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.938 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.935 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.364 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.7Central Alaska · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.733 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.576 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022efjf2gc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.