Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Sep 3, 2022, 2:40 PM AKDT (22:40 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 41 km W of Cohoe, 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
2022-09-03 22:40:16 UTC
Depth
44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.646° N, 150.420° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.529 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.19 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.415 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.521 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 50 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.511 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.86 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.717 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.52 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.99 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.639 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.99 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.732 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.512 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.99 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1483 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.514 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.54 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.54 km ENE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.742 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.623 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.912 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.817 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.520 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 3.220 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.838 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.16 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.514 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.62 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.442 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.821 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.626 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.417 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.60 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.514 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.545 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.88 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.510 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.918 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.812 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.716 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.947 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.75 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.617 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.56 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.517 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.78 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.924 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.712 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.226 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.527 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.58 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.520 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.215 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.518 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.939 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away

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