Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 63 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 63 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska on Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:14 AM AKDT (09:14 UTC), 41 km (25 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
2022-10-21 09:14:14 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.918° N, 161.169° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.573 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1443 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.552 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.763 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.898 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.182 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.093 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.294 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.3south of Alaska · 1441 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.699 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 4.952 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.875 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.645 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1438 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.6116 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.093 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1437 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.962 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1436 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.083 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.0107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1435 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.635 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.741 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.087 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.138 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1434 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.485 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.857 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1432 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.878 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.867 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1431 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.544 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 1430 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.195 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1430 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.996 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.932 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.676 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.9104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.557 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1429 days ago · 52 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.385 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.160 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1428 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.3104 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.067 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.130 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 1425 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.027 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.366 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.3105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1424 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.495 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1423 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1422 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.237 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.869 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.141 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1421 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.055 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.025 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.757 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.293 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1420 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.7106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.935 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1419 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1418 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.687 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1446 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.868 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.641 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.038 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 155 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.946 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.725 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1449 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.645 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.098 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 1450 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.896 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.8106 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.148 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 167 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.689 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.6south of Alaska · 1453 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.9101 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022didfyt7. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.