Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, May 20, 2022, 4:54 AM AKDT (12:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km W of Tatitlek, 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
2022-05-20 12:54:30 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.836° N, 146.863° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.536 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.647 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.819 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.617 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.843 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1585 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.534 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.052 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1578 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.134 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.544 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.842 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.142 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.834 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1573 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1572 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.026 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1569 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.344 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.548 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.551 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.650 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.958 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.540 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1563 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.938 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.641 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.552 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.132 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1556 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.937 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1554 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.838 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1553 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.455 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1552 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.748 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1551 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.640 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.143 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.149 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1550 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.737 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.947 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1549 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.622 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 4.49 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 63 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.19 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.938 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1548 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.041 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1546 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.99 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 10
  60. 1.558 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1545 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.046 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.941 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.451 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.634 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.147 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.723 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.529 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.939 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.563 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.935 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1614 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226fqpfa2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.