Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km SW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Dec 1, 2022, 4:40 PM AKST (01:40 UTC), 111 km (69 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
2022-12-02 01:40:14 UTC
Depth
111.1 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
64.170° N, 147.624° 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.375 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.676 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1400 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1398 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.39 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.444 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 84
  6. 1.645 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.144 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1395 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.547 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1394 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.059 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.545 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1393 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 1392 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.618 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.616 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1392 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.969 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1388 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.772 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.114 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.56 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.717 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1385 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.56 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1381 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.034 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1379 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.612 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1378 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.281 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.643 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1377 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.961 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1375 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.76 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.767 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.880 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1374 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 3.061 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.662 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.863 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1372 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.8Central Alaska · 1372 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.119 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1370 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 1366 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.724 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.516 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.615 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.177 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.672 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.717 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.918 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1351 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.932 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1349 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.335 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.735 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1343 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.036 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1342 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.924 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1341 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1401 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.928 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.77 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1405 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 22
  4. 2.5Central Alaska · 1406 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.680 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1411 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.620 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1412 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.626 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.620 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.727 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1413 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.627 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.628 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.526 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.1Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.581 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.027 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1414 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.8Central Alaska · 1414 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.119 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.617 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ffpen8t. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.