Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 69 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 69 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Feb 21, 2022, 12:05 PM AKST (21:05 UTC), 111 km (69 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-21 21:05:13 UTC
Depth
111.1 km (69.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.055° N, 152.416° 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
31

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 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.839 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.469 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.531 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.561 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.971 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 132 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.633 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1680 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.724 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.645 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.687 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 145 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.825 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.643 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.975 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 140 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.912 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 118 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.88 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.360 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 113 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1675 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.543 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.87 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.66 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.07 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.651 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.547 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.768 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.965 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.868 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.951 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.918 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.111 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 113 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.754 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.983 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 140 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.628 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.632 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.516 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.861 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.613 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1666 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.542 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1665 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.552 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.75 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.855 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.737 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.331 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 57
  7. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.815 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.345 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 124 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.716 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.937 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.331 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 117 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.845 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222ech8zc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.