Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2022, 8:58 PM AKDT (04:58 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 10 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-18 04:58:10 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.943° N, 151.039° 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.760 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.68 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 135
  3. 1.59 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.29 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 37
  5. 3.09 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.05 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.610 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.719 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.653 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.759 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.7Southern Alaska · 1445 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.863 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.07 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.523 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.117 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.67 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.745 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.346 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 144
  22. 2.020 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.821 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.859 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.68 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.619 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.822 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.722 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.54 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.039 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.616 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1443 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.14 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.531 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.917 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.740 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 4.424 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 251 · tsunami flag
  39. 2.321 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 3.122 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 60
  41. 1.623 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.213 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.578 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.621 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.86 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.810 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.848 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.828 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.514 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.3Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.220 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 59 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.24 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1441 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.634 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.629 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.518 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.019 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1440 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.741 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.127 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1439 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.028 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.651 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.642 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.016 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.934 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.421 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.945 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.578 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.188 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 156 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.757 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.975 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.532 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.674 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.723 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.513 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.348 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.559 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022ddc4687. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.