Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km S of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Jan 12, 2022, 12:25 PM AKST (21:25 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44 km WNW of Nikiski, 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
2022-01-12 21:25:24 UTC
Depth
49.3 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.818° N, 150.657° 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
43

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.77 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.95 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.049 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.720 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.317 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.116 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.825 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.648 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.837 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.814 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.314 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.97 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.851 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.631 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.643 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.110 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.748 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.550 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.816 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.57 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.722 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.51 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.54 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.424 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.52 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.910 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.742 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.942 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.624 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.411 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.533 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.712 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.67 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.619 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.511 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.517 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.518 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.428 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.86 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.628 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022k73oem. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.