Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2022, 10:16 AM AKDT (18:16 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km NNE of Larsen Bay, 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
2022-05-17 18:16:15 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.593° N, 155.150° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.681 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.373 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.943 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.735 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.062 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 71 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.865 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.560 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.099 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.957 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 144 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.378 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.346 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.052 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.322 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.674 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.832 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.681 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.656 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.543 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.779 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.752 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.656 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 156 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.084 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.647 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.071 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1579 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1579 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.690 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.671 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.731 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.584 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.156 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.661 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.817 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.563 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 148 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.785 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.786 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.6107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.528 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.836 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1570 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.660 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.881 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.663 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.932 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.93 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.664 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.051 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.768 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.959 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.538 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.823 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.776 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.174 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.914 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.587 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.539 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.945 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1561 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1561 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.862 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1560 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.553 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.650 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.793 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.637 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.944 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.964 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.220 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.652 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 81 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.677 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.586 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.884 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.786 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.876 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.784 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.855 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 158 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.680 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.084 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.883 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.144 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.518 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226avft63. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.