Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 86 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 12:12 AM AKDT (08:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 52 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-16 08:12:01 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.064° N, 159.221° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.994 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.681 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.0south of Alaska · 1446 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.641 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.158 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.527 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.0111 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.3south of Alaska · 1438 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 4.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  29. 3.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.3116 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 3.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.299 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.5150 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.4149 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.138 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.485 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.430 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.857 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.188 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1427 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.061 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.724 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.865 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1422 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.027 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.264 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.366 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.631 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.971 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.350 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.4Alaska Peninsula · 1449 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.7111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.6south of Alaska · 1450 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.8107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.8115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.8104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.9south of Alaska · 1450 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.698 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.662 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022da35c9z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.