Magnitude 1.6 - 28 miles W of Skwentna

November 17, 2022 04:26:42 AKST (November 17, 2022 13:26:42 UTC)
62.0204°N 152.027°W Depth 65.6 miles (106 km)

32 miles (51 km) NE of Hayes Volcano
50 miles (81 km) N of Mt. Spurr
65 miles (105 km) W of Talkeetna
68 miles (110 km) W of Willow
72 miles (116 km) NW of Tyonek
89 miles (144 km) NW of Anchorage
90 miles (145 km) W of Hatcher Pass
90 miles (145 km) W of Wasilla
91 miles (147 km) NW of Elmendorf AFB
93 miles (150 km) NW of Fort Richardson
94 miles (152 km) NW of Chugiak
236 miles (382 km) SW of Fairbanks
293 miles (475 km) N of Kodiak

Magnitude type: M_l²
Event type: earthquake

Tectonic Setting of Southwest Alaska

Seismicity in Western Alaska is very sparse. Known faults include the Iditarod-Nixon Fork and the western Denali Fault. Neither fault system has documented historical or Holocene earthquake activity. On average this region produces one M4-5 earthquake every other year.

Contributed by:
¹Alaska Earthquake Center
²USGS National Earthquake Information Center
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