Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, Nov 1, 2022, 3:08 AM AKDT (11:08 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, 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
2022-11-01 11:08:35 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.353° N, 149.923° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022e0lienr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.