Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 6:43 PM AKST (03:43 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km SSW of South Van Horn, 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
2022-11-19 03:43:26 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.385° N, 147.410° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.620 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.626 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.680 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.5Central Alaska · 1407 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.77 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 22
  9. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.610 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.652 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.375 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.619 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1399 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.39 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.444 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 84
  16. 1.645 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.144 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.059 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.545 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.6Central Alaska · 1393 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.618 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.969 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.75 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.772 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.114 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.56 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.717 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 1382 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1382 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.034 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.612 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.961 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1376 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.76 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.880 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.061 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.863 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.8Central Alaska · 1372 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1371 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.5Central Alaska · 1367 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.724 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.177 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.581 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.8Central Alaska · 1415 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.119 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.617 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.518 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.519 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.019 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 277
  12. 2.629 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.142 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.236 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1416 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.559 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.617 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.571 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.69 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.8Central Alaska · 1421 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.916 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022eu8mo5c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.