M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, May 15, 2018, 4:27 PM AKDT

UTC

2018-05-16 00:27:22 UTC

Depth

55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.081° N, 151.019° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

70

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast46 kmNNE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast62 kmWSW

After

1. 3.388 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 15, 8:53 PM AKDT · 3061 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 16, 7:43 PM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, May 16, 10:09 PM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 16, 11:06 PM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, May 17, 12:42 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 17, 3:13 AM AKDT · 3060 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 17, 10:03 PM AKDT · 3059 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 18, 4:52 AM AKDT · 3059 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, May 18, 10:59 PM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.763 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 2:51 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.62 km SE of Willow, AlaskaSat, May 19, 4:09 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.663 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:29 AM AKDT · 3058 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, AlaskaSat, May 19, 7:07 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, May 19, 10:37 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
15. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, May 20, 3:44 AM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, May 20, 3:41 PM AKDT · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
17. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 20, 6:41 PM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 20, 10:44 PM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, May 21, 12:58 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 21, 9:39 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
21. 1.763 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 21, 9:44 AM AKDT · 3056 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
22. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 22, 12:33 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, May 22, 1:26 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.133 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, May 22, 3:12 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
25. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 22, 6:16 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
26. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 22, 10:19 AM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, May 22, 12:03 PM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, AlaskaTue, May 22, 3:00 PM AKDT · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 22, 8:13 PM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
30. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 3:41 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
31. 1.580 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 8:53 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
32. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 23, 11:39 AM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
33. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, May 23, 2:44 PM AKDT · 3054 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, May 24, 12:53 PM AKDT · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
35. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, May 25, 4:32 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 25, 5:34 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
37. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, May 25, 10:24 AM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
38. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 25, 4:31 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
39. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, May 25, 5:36 PM AKDT · 3052 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
40. 2.911 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 26, 6:05 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
41. 2.6Southern AlaskaSat, May 26, 8:53 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
42. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, May 26, 10:15 AM AKDT · 3051 days ago · 82 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 27, 12:06 AM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
44. 2.214 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, May 27, 3:35 AM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
45. 2.118 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 27, 11:38 AM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
46. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 27, 5:58 PM AKDT · 3050 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.66 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, May 27, 10:29 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
48. 1.669 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, May 28, 4:10 AM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
49. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, May 28, 1:22 PM AKDT · 3049 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.571 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 28, 7:24 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
51. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 29, 12:02 AM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
52. 2.531 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, May 29, 4:39 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
53. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 29, 5:21 PM AKDT · 3048 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
54. 1.627 km E of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 29, 9:39 PM AKDT · 3047 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
55. 1.617 km E of Beluga, AlaskaWed, May 30, 12:42 AM AKDT · 3047 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
56. 1.657 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 30, 2:19 AM AKDT · 3047 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
57. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, May 31, 5:29 AM AKDT · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
58. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 12:01 AM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.320 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 12:52 AM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.627 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jun 1, 1:30 PM AKDT · 3045 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 15, 2:38 PM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaTue, May 15, 9:22 AM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.654 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, May 15, 1:46 AM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, May 14, 9:47 PM AKDT · 3062 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, May 14, 7:09 AM AKDT · 3063 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 13, 4:16 PM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.730 km WSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 13, 1:28 PM AKDT · 3064 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaSat, May 12, 2:58 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 12, 1:28 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.947 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, May 12, 10:27 AM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.527 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 11, 10:06 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, May 11, 8:13 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 11, 7:13 PM AKDT · 3065 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, May 11, 3:48 PM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, May 11, 10:00 AM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaFri, May 11, 6:04 AM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, May 11, 5:40 AM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 10, 9:26 PM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
19. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, AlaskaThu, May 10, 6:52 PM AKDT · 3066 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 10, 12:57 AM AKDT · 3067 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01868x9191 (also filed as ak19565854). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.