Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 10:34 AM AKST (19:34 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 44 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-29 19:34:33 UTC
Depth
62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.057° N, 151.115° 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
54

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 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.514 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.534 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.48 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 32
  5. 2.349 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.218 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.562 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.223 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1703 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.520 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.931 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.47 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.214 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.26 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.625 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.032 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.51 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.58 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 55 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.23 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.267 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.539 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.946 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.512 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.79 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.932 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.56 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.643 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.650 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.13 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.562 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.133 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.617 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.617 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.935 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.717 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.88 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.013 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.629 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.810 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.624 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.025 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.527 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.78 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.236 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.61 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.31 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 28
  5. 1.756 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.515 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.07 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.224 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 63 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.721 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.237 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.619 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.632 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.618 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.015 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.764 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.535 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.623 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0221ca3nrm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.