M2.2 earthquake 23 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 12:28 PM AKDT (20:28 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 34 km N 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
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-28 20:28:00 UTC
- Depth
- 47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.752° N, 154.341° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.950 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.864 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.910 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.633 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.234 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.116 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.613 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.320 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.071 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.945 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.079 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.771 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.745 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.840 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.476 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.8122 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.169 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.628 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.947 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.826 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.610 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.972 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.628 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.31 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.521 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.628 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.110 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.923 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.269 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.126 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.580 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.372 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.458 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.538 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.936 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
Before
- 2.259 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.864 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3638 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.458 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.074 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.674 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.528 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.9113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.516 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.945 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.464 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.171 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.193 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.766 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.760 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.465 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.367 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
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