Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 11:04 AM AKST (20:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-16 20:04:24 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.963° N, 147.375° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.327 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.636 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.325 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.114 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.510 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.548 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.131 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.659 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.648 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.58 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.115 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.513 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.511 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.530 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.033 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.652 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.747 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.735 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.846 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.535 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.537 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.018 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.541 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.527 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.740 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.735 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.647 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.618 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.759 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1692 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.051 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1691 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.738 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.624 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.958 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.237 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.640 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.010 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.939 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.340 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.630 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.527 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.714 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.620 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022qsj4py. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:37 AM UTC.