Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 58 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 58 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska on Fri, Aug 5, 2016, 8:18 AM AKDT (16:18 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49 km ESE of McKinley Park, 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
2016-08-05 16:18:42 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.709° N, 146.672° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.751 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.080 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.036 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.970 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.962 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.244 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.661 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.749 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.246 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.948 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.545 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.847 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.543 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.878 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.636 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.585 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.679 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.581 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.723 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.824 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.259 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 3720 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.583 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.535 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.086 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.646 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSE of Deltana, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.345 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.225 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.934 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.434 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.568 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away

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