Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 25 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska on Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 1:36 PM AKST (22:36 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.9 (mwr), minor
Local time: Thu, Nov 10, 2022, 1:36 PM AKST
UTC: 2022-11-10 22:36:40 UTC
Depth: 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.760° N, 157.356° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 7.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 165°, dip 89°, rake -30°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 255°, dip 60°, rake -179°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022efo2p1a (also filed as us7000inx7). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.