Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 74 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 74 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 9:54 AM AKDT (17:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 64 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Womens Bay forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-14 17:54:56 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.438° N, 154.974° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.667 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.458 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.864 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.7152 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.6167 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.259 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.223 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.950 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.633 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.071 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.945 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.079 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.771 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.840 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.476 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.8122 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.169 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.4143 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.947 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.2104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.972 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.674 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.9113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.395 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.945 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.464 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.171 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.193 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.766 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.760 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.465 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.367 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.864 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.770 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.164 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.265 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.764 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.065 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.088 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.176 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016d8l80js (also filed as ak14250920). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.