Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 25 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 12:58 AM AKDT (08:58 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-15 08:58:14 UTC
Depth
64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.639° N, 152.189° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.940 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.567 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 105 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.979 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.835 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.564 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 140 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.564 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.635 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.257 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.258 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.246 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.660 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 130 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.640 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.556 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.559 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.456 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.760 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.937 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.561 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 107 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.373 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 130 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.850 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.941 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.346 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 84 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 2.032 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.546 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.025 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.944 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 166 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.750 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 149 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.63 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.653 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.518 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.653 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 144 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.865 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.542 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.942 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3852 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.730 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 141 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.239 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.635 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.361 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.946 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.566 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 109 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3857 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.669 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.932 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.548 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.543 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.233 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 136 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away

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