Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Feb 17, 2022, 10:50 PM AKST (07:50 UTC), 71 km (44 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-18 07:50:20 UTC
Depth
70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.139° N, 151.397° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
63

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.57 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.28 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 124 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.345 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.915 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.815 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.331 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 57
  13. 1.826 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.737 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.75 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.552 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.522 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.839 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.531 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.531 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.561 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.971 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 109 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.52 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.724 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.613 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.61 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1680 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.520 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.825 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.643 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.975 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 140 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.912 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.88 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.360 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.515 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.625 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.543 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.87 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1675 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.66 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.823 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.69 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.32 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.937 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.76 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.331 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.845 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.822 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.638 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.39 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  15. 1.730 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.021 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.723 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022295sssp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.