Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, May 24, 2022, 2:14 AM AKDT (10:14 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km WNW of Point Possession, 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
2022-05-24 10:14:25 UTC
Depth
36.2 km (22.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.398° N, 150.052° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1592 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.847 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.624 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.89 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.229 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.727 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.77 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.513 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.516 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.97 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.516 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.219 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.645 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.84 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.836 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.824 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.710 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.39 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.923 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.913 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 108
  29. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.010 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.68 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.113 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.815 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.63 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.727 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.624 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.96 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.517 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.648 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.718 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.535 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.837 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.66 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.543 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.68 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.77 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.842 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.5Central Alaska · 1574 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.020 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.627 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.114 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.23 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.940 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.88 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.45 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.916 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.38 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.52 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.97 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.812 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.813 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.52 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.232 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.72 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.54 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 3.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.627 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.723 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away

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