Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Fri, Jan 14, 2022, 9:06 PM AKST (06:06 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-15 06:06:43 UTC
Depth
31.5 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.050° N, 148.730° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.42 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.514 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.619 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.647 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.91 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNW of Lakes, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.88 km S of Gateway, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.976 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.7Central Alaska · 1708 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.648 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.817 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.574 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.31 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 28
  31. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.619 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.931 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.529 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.47 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.64 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.045 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.23 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.8Central Alaska · 1699 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.719 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  50. 5.272 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1,362
  51. 1.952 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.635 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.032 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.59 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.527 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.810 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.868 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.75 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.626 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.115 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.573 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.56 km SSE of Knik, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022owo6mv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC.