Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Thu, Nov 3, 2022, 5:01 PM AKDT (01:01 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-11-04 01:01:32 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.906° N, 150.331° 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
61

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.143 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.818 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.010 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.22 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.743 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.732 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.533 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.715 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.938 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.826 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.420 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.819 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.815 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.716 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.515 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.030 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.66 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.515 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.516 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.542 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.64 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.214 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 147
  28. 2.25 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.05 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.94 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.69 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.95 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.92 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.619 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.633 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.610 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.511 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.25 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.913 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.519 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1423 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.620 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.61 km NW of Lakes, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.639 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.03 km N of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.512 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.518 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.325 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.927 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.923 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.538 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.721 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.514 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.14 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.751 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.721 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.519 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.78 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.814 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.35 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  13. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.735 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.611 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.615 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.138 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.614 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 47 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022e5e4lyi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.