Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sun, Jul 3, 2016, 10:00 AM AKDT (18:00 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 72 km SE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-03 18:00:23 UTC
Depth
44.2 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.921° N, 160.117° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.357 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.829 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.961 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.262 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.7103 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.994 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.7116 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.980 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.438 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.069 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.660 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.821 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.283 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.934 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.875 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.945 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.669 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.486 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.681 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.7123 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.195 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.282 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.841 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.163 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.1112 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.270 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.353 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.333 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.4111 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.381 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 3.772 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.919 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.241 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.044 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.361 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.663 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.970 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.154 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.659 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 2.540 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.525 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.373 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.356 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.356 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.863 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.064 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.837 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.363 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.171 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.586 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.060 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.297 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0168i9521x (also filed as ak13742853). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.