M1.6 earthquake 23 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, May 17, 2022, 9:44 AM AKDT

UTC

2022-05-17 17:44:37 UTC

Depth

72.2 km (44.9 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

61.072° N, 151.573° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

38

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast45 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast91 kmW

After

1. 1.745 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 17, 7:00 PM AKDT · 1601 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 18, 9:57 AM AKDT · 1601 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.831 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, May 18, 11:46 AM AKDT · 1601 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.232 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, May 19, 4:41 PM AKDT · 1599 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.813 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, May 20, 8:51 PM AKDT · 1598 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.97 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, May 21, 11:54 AM AKDT · 1598 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.532 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, May 22, 8:20 AM AKDT · 1597 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.120 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, May 23, 2:45 AM AKDT · 1596 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, May 23, 6:18 AM AKDT · 1596 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.547 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, May 23, 10:32 AM AKDT · 1596 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.916 km SW of Willow, AlaskaMon, May 23, 12:09 PM AKDT · 1596 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.45 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, May 23, 3:12 PM AKDT · 1595 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.676 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, May 23, 6:06 PM AKDT · 1595 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.564 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, May 23, 10:48 PM AKDT · 1595 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, May 24, 2:14 AM AKDT · 1595 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
16. 1.777 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 24, 3:29 PM AKDT · 1594 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.8Southern AlaskaWed, May 25, 2:43 AM AKDT · 1594 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.847 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, May 25, 3:31 AM AKDT · 1594 days ago · 96 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.345 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 25, 5:32 PM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.569 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, May 25, 5:37 PM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 120 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.624 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 26, 1:17 AM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.376 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 26, 4:25 AM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 26, 5:10 AM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
24. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, May 26, 7:51 AM AKDT · 1593 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
25. 1.523 km W of Susitna, AlaskaThu, May 26, 6:18 PM AKDT · 1592 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
26. 3.26 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, May 28, 9:58 AM AKDT · 1591 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.910 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, May 28, 10:01 AM AKDT · 1591 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.229 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, May 28, 9:58 PM AKDT · 1590 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.727 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaSat, May 28, 11:25 PM AKDT · 1590 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.324 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, May 29, 3:12 PM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
31. 2.514 km E of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, May 29, 8:17 PM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.743 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, May 29, 11:26 PM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
33. 2.036 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, May 29, 11:39 PM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
34. 1.513 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, May 30, 2:45 AM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.931 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 30, 1:41 PM AKDT · 1589 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.516 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, May 31, 6:03 AM AKDT · 1588 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.219 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jun 1, 9:27 AM AKDT · 1587 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
38. 1.645 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jun 2, 5:43 AM AKDT · 1586 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.84 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jun 2, 10:14 AM AKDT · 1586 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
40. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jun 2, 4:59 PM AKDT · 1585 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.824 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 3:13 AM AKDT · 1585 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.710 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 6:50 AM AKDT · 1585 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
43. 2.39 km NW of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 7:59 AM AKDT · 1585 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
44. 3.148 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 10:30 AM AKDT · 1585 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.056 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Jun 3, 6:49 PM AKDT · 1584 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.923 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jun 4, 6:55 AM AKDT · 1584 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
47. 1.96 km WNW of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jun 5, 3:45 AM AKDT · 1583 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSun, Jun 5, 6:31 AM AKDT · 1583 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.828 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jun 5, 1:38 PM AKDT · 1583 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.663 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jun 5, 3:07 PM AKDT · 1582 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
51. 1.815 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jun 7, 12:27 AM AKDT · 1581 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.63 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jun 7, 4:18 PM AKDT · 1580 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.727 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jun 7, 9:51 PM AKDT · 1580 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jun 7, 11:09 PM AKDT · 1580 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
55. 2.159 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 4:51 AM AKDT · 1580 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.716 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 9:55 AM AKDT · 1580 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.830 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 3:16 PM AKDT · 1579 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
58. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 3:23 PM AKDT · 1579 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.721 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 5:24 PM AKDT · 1579 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.621 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jun 8, 11:49 PM AKDT · 1579 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 3.126 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, May 15, 3:23 PM AKDT · 1603 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
2. 1.627 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 15, 10:42 AM AKDT · 1604 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
3. 1.954 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 15, 7:23 AM AKDT · 1604 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.544 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, May 15, 2:39 AM AKDT · 1604 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.513 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, May 14, 7:03 PM AKDT · 1604 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.522 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, May 14, 6:53 PM AKDT · 1604 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
7. 3.712 km N of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, May 14, 6:22 AM AKDT · 1605 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
8. 1.821 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, May 13, 10:04 PM AKDT · 1605 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.07 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, May 13, 6:54 PM AKDT · 1605 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
10. 3.214 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, May 13, 7:32 AM AKDT · 1606 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 12, 11:39 PM AKDT · 1606 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
12. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 12, 10:03 PM AKDT · 1606 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, May 12, 9:38 PM AKDT · 1606 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.885 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 12, 2:14 AM AKDT · 1607 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.983 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, May 11, 11:09 PM AKDT · 1607 days ago · 144 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.130 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, May 11, 7:31 PM AKDT · 1607 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.758 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, May 11, 12:07 AM AKDT · 1608 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.538 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, May 10, 11:38 AM AKDT · 1609 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.643 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, May 9, 8:20 PM AKDT · 1609 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.5Southern AlaskaMon, May 9, 6:40 AM AKDT · 1610 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226av0fbp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.