Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 32 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 32 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 10:09 AM AKDT (18:09 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-03 18:09:41 UTC
Depth
83.1 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.445° N, 162.481° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.130 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 187 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.955 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.036 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 219 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.330 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.944 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 160 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.612 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.138 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.953 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 106 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 153 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.925 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.946 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.528 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 176 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.113 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.113 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.416 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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