M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 10:40 PM AKST

UTC

2022-12-12 07:40:35 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.632° N, 150.867° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

45

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast12 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast84 kmSW

After

1. 1.64 km N of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 1:39 AM AKST · 1391 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.6Southern AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 10:28 AM AKST · 1391 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.514 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 4:36 PM AKST · 1390 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.713 km N of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 5:01 PM AKST · 1390 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
5. 1.612 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 9:31 PM AKST · 1390 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.5Southern AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 10:44 PM AKST · 1390 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
7. 3.112 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 3:35 AM AKST · 1390 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.320 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 4:37 AM AKST · 1390 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.7Southern AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 6:49 PM AKST · 1389 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 10:22 PM AKST · 1389 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 10:58 PM AKST · 1389 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.520 km S of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 3:28 AM AKST · 1389 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 8:53 AM AKST · 1389 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 12:04 PM AKST · 1389 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.2Southern AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 6:10 PM AKST · 1388 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.623 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 7:45 PM AKST · 1388 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 8:18 PM AKST · 1388 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.67 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 9:26 PM AKST · 1388 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 7:44 AM AKST · 1388 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.814 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 8:02 AM AKST · 1388 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
21. 1.648 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 8:36 AM AKST · 1388 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.97 km SW of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 12:09 PM AKST · 1388 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
23. 1.99 km SSW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 2:28 PM AKST · 1387 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
24. 3.838 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 2:58 PM AKST · 1387 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 60 · tsunami flag
25. 1.657 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 11:23 PM AKST · 1387 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.653 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 4:39 AM AKST · 1387 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.617 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 5:02 AM AKST · 1387 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
28. 1.641 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 5:27 AM AKST · 1387 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 5:24 PM AKST · 1386 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.629 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 3:04 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
31. 1.513 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 3:38 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
32. 2.135 km N of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 5:35 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.818 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 6:24 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
34. 1.926 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 6:40 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
35. 2.437 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 11:57 AM AKST · 1386 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.735 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 12:38 PM AKST · 1385 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.728 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 9:20 PM AKST · 1385 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
38. 1.631 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 2:04 AM AKST · 1385 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.643 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 12:55 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
40. 2.123 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 3:40 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 5:03 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.513 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 7:59 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
43. 1.947 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 8:15 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
44. 1.811 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 8:27 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.067 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 9:11 AM AKST · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
46. 1.527 km W of Seward, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 5:39 PM AKST · 1383 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
47. 2.032 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 11:13 PM AKST · 1383 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
48. 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 7:44 AM AKST · 1383 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 11:40 AM AKST · 1383 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.514 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 5:39 PM AKST · 1382 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.726 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 7:27 AM AKST · 1382 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 8:07 AM AKST · 1382 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
53. 3.217 km N of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 11:19 AM AKST · 1382 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.71 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 3:46 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
55. 1.67 km SE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 5:33 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.839 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 8:02 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
57. 1.627 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 8:13 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
58. 1.65 km NW of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 8:34 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
59. 1.835 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:09 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.568 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:57 PM AKST · 1381 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.525 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 3:30 PM AKST · 1391 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
2. 1.66 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 12:33 PM AKST · 1391 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 12:21 PM AKST · 1391 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.84 km NW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 4:54 AM AKST · 1392 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.916 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 9:05 PM AKST · 1392 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.521 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 8:02 PM AKST · 1392 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.338 km SW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 7:34 PM AKST · 1392 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.539 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 5:43 PM AKST · 1392 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.46 km W of Kenai, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 10:34 AM AKST · 1393 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.761 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 9:06 AM AKST · 1393 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.771 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 4:10 AM AKST · 1393 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.620 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 3:04 AM AKST · 1393 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
13. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 12:04 AM AKST · 1393 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.73 km E of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 7:21 PM AKST · 1393 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.964 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 7:08 PM AKST · 1393 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.56 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 4:34 PM AKST · 1393 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.871 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 1:52 PM AKST · 1393 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.614 km NW of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 12:42 PM AKST · 1393 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.815 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 11:28 AM AKST · 1394 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
20. 3.210 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 9:42 AM AKST · 1394 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022fwccrf0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.