Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 1:57 PM AKDT (21:57 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 Southern 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
2022-08-07 21:57:47 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.847° N, 146.945° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1519 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.812 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1519 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.527 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1518 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1516 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1515 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1514 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.225 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1513 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.449 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1512 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.441 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1511 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1510 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1509 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.034 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.856 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.950 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.041 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.526 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1508 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.941 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1507 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.215 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.79 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1506 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.670 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.754 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1505 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1504 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.312 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.69 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1502 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 13
  30. 1.511 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.743 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.127 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.527 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1499 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.721 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.529 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 4.2Southern Alaska · 1497 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  40. 2.734 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 3.036 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.457 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.642 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.936 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1493 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1492 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.647 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.930 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1487 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.641 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.652 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.850 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.326 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1520 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1521 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.951 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.550 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.733 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1523 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.848 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.353 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.234 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1524 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.457 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1526 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1527 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.958 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1532 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.325 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.530 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.757 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1534 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.532 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1536 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away

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