Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska on Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 5:09 PM AKDT (01:09 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-19 01:09:39 UTC
Depth
25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.733° N, 160.722° 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: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.158 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.297 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.899 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.0102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1447 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.687 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.963 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.9111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1444 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.767 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.763 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.4119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.895 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.3south of Alaska · 1441 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  25. 2.875 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.645 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.876 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.6116 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 3.1111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.299 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.635 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.741 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.138 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.6102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1433 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.485 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.857 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.188 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.878 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.867 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1430 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.061 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.932 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.557 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.385 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 3.160 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.5142 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1427 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.641 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.946 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.2110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.725 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1449 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.645 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.778 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.098 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.0south of Alaska · 1450 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.972 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1450 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.681 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.2116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.5109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.7102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022dexksap. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.