Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, May 29, 2020, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 30 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2020-05-29 11:11:49 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.616° N, 146.441° 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
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.617 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.819 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.734 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2310 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.542 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.019 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.142 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, AK · 2304 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.548 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.348 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.911 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 15
  20. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.835 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.536 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.712 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  24. 2.030 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.528 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.923 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  29. 1.721 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.016 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.544 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.518 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.977 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.577 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.646 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.644 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2270 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.215 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2268 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.539 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.933 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.845 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.724 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2266 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.87 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2265 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.037 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.953 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2263 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.244 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2260 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.0Southern Alaska · 2260 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.753 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.519 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.320 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2258 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.633 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.732 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.76 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.353 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.717 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.550 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.534 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.820 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.157 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206w98abl. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.