Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Fri, Nov 11, 2016, 5:30 AM AKST (14:30 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-11 14:30:57 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.834° N, 160.196° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.382 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.196 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 5.2132 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.7133 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.829 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.085 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.9140 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 4.4113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 4.692 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.890 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.396 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.2131 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.3122 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.7132 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.369 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 4.181 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.677 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.490 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.590 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.443 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.277 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.389 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.381 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 3.887 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 3.2100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.689 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.4117 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.488 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.171 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 3.093 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.375 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.045 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 3.431 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 3.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.085 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.389 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.582 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.653 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.4113 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.063 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.147 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.770 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.144 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.533 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.425 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.331 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.733 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.7108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away

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