Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km SE of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Jan 21, 2022, 10:37 AM AKST (19:37 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 km SW of Skwentna, 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
2022-01-21 19:37:48 UTC
Depth
51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.434° N, 150.315° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.821 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.819 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.51 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.238 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.424 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.52 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.623 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.632 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.015 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.618 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.632 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.025 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.619 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.237 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.625 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.721 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.224 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.07 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.515 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.817 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.756 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.31 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 28
  37. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.236 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.11 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.514 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.619 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.48 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 38 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 32
  45. 2.349 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.223 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1706 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.47 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.214 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.430 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.625 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.032 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.533 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.110 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.017 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.52 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.23 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.815 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.418 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022z1tk36. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.