Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 9:40 AM AKDT (17:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-17 17:40:02 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.418° N, 150.090° 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
39

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 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.25 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.58 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.59 km SW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.817 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.8Central Alaska · 1505 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1505 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.522 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.018 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.549 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.96 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.510 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.823 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1503 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.321 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.538 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.516 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.97 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.98 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 149
  34. 2.69 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  35. 1.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.716 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.37 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.17 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.215 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.70 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.625 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.811 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.7Central Alaska · 1495 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.644 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.520 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.527 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.853 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.931 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.625 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.516 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1507 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.38 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 17
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.611 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 79
  6. 1.527 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1508 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.725 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.64 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.024 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.07 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.833 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.910 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.735 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1510 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.636 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.63 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.539 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022aj0ff4e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC.