M2.6 earthquake 167 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 167 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 4:39 PM AKDT (00:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 192 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-23 00:39:55 UTC
- Depth
- 18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.627° N, 155.462° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed |
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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.4134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.4192 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.8122 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.4143 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dn6ujv6 (also filed as ak14274641, us1000728e). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.