M1.8 earthquake 26 km NE of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Pilot Point, Alaska on Tue, Nov 15, 2022, 8:03 PM AKST (05:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 71 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.85	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.341484753967482 · 7 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 61.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022epayvpv (also filed as av91076768). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.