Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, May 31, 2026, 8:06 AM AKDT (16:06 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 35 km NW of Valdez, 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
2026-05-31 16:06:48 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.971° N, 146.978° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 126 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.733 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 125 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 125 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.843 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 125 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 125 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.141 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 124 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 124 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.652 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 123 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.564 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 123 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.941 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 122 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.911 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 121 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 121 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.939 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 121 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.529 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 120 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.447 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 119 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 119 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.641 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 119 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 117 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.042 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 117 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 116 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.713 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 115 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.757 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 115 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.719 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 115 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 114 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.757 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 114 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.842 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 113 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.530 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 113 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 113 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.720 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 113 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.918 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 113 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.633 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 113 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 113 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.346 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 113 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.855 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 112 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.232 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 112 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.632 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 112 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 112 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.535 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 112 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.614 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 111 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.625 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 111 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.513 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 111 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.043 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 111 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.718 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 111 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.641 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 111 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 111 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.045 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 111 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 110 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.542 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 109 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 109 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.549 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 109 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.838 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 108 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 108 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.750 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.824 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 106 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 3.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 106 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
  58. 2.129 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 106 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 105 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.945 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 105 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.639 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 128 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.540 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 128 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.937 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 128 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 128 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 129 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.260 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 129 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.751 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 129 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 129 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.233 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 130 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.810 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 130 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.524 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 130 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 130 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.252 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 130 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.958 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 131 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 131 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.163 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.728 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 132 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.839 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 132 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.010 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 132 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 133 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026kshnnp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:15 AM UTC.