Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, May 12, 2022, 10:03 PM AKDT (06:03 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-05-13 06:03:18 UTC
Depth
66.8 km (41.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.994° N, 151.293° 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
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.214 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.07 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.821 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.712 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.522 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.513 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.544 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.954 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1602 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.627 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1601 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.62 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1600 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.745 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.232 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.97 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.52 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1595 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.120 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.547 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.916 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.45 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.676 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.88 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.564 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1593 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.777 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1592 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.847 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 96 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.345 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.569 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.624 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.376 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1590 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.26 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.910 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.229 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.727 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.324 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.514 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.743 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.513 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1587 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.931 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.516 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.219 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.645 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1584 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.84 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.824 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.710 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.39 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1583 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 3.148 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1582 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.983 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 144 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.130 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1605 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.758 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.538 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.015 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.643 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1607 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1608 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.535 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.640 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1608 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.446 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1609 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9 · tsunami flag
  14. 1.930 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1610 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.546 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.363 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.710 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226422ft0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.