Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 47 km W of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 47 km W of Tonsina, Alaska on Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 11:23 PM AKDT (07:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Southern 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
2022-07-18 07:23:02 UTC
Depth
34.9 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.598° N, 146.065° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.524 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1538 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1537 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.752 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.613 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.532 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1535 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.9Central Alaska · 1527 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.912 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.353 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.612 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.848 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.326 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1518 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.812 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.527 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.225 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.441 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1510 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.79 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.824 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.034 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.041 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.215 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.67 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.112 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.312 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.69 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 13
  44. 1.511 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.127 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.87 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.721 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.529 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 4.2Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 10
  52. 2.734 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 3.036 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.936 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1493 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1491 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.647 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 39 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.613 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.828 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1541 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.522 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1542 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1543 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.132 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.99 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.19 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.49 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 63 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.622 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.947 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.737 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.640 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.748 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.216 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.937 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.78 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022958915e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.