Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, 7:36 AM AKDT (15:36 UTC), 44 km (27 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-01 15:36:46 UTC
Depth
43.5 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.954° N, 150.585° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.563 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.031 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1461 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1461 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.015 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.120 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1460 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.520 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.53 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.942 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1459 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1458 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.713 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1458 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 33
  17. 1.55 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.42 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.538 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.525 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.920 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1457 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.36 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.87 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.544 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1456 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.239 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.011 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.56 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.949 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.16 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.642 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.714 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.510 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.75 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.068 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1454 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.169 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.631 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1453 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.555 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1453 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 4.441 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  45. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.516 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.840 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.613 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.8Southern Alaska · 1452 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.513 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.531 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.815 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.628 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.510 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.854 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.53 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.54 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.626 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.56 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 45 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1462 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.625 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.738 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1463 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.531 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.523 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.123 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.713 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.018 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.620 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.53 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.426 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.712 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.65 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.63 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022cleeepw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.