Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, May 3, 2022, 8:30 AM AKDT (16:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 46 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-03 16:30:25 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.796° N, 146.471° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.935 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.563 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.336 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.939 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.529 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1612 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.723 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.147 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.634 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.451 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.58 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.941 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.046 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.610 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.818 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.536 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.738 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1590 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.819 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.617 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.843 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.052 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.134 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.544 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.142 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1571 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.344 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.548 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.551 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.650 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1565 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.958 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.540 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.938 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.641 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.552 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.132 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.557 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.433 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.139 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.632 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.640 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.949 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1620 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.445 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.624 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1623 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.665 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.755 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.855 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.727 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1626 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.535 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1629 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.912 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0225not3va. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.