Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska on Wed, Jan 26, 2022, 1:00 PM AKST (22:00 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-26 22:00:55 UTC
Depth
23.2 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.443° N, 145.441° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.513 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.735 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.018 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.59 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.740 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.735 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.647 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.529 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.812 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.644 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.5Central Alaska · 1681 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.225 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.534 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.6Southern Alaska · 1677 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 10
  27. 1.837 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.749 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.838 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.710 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.632 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.514 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.337 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.513 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.826 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1663 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.727 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.838 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.521 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1660 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1659 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.836 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.251 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1657 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1655 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.921 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1654 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.248 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1653 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.58 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1652 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.639 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.535 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1650 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.852 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1649 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.626 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1648 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.131 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.548 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.510 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.327 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.842 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.632 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02217d2obu. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.