Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Mar 17, 2016, 1:58 AM AKDT (09:58 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Kodiak Island region, 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
2016-03-17 09:58:46 UTC
Depth
67.1 km (41.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.195° N, 155.400° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.030 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3853 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.584 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3851 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.949 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.168 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.4107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.573 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 60 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3842 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.021 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3837 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.833 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.727 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.958 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.125 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.756 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.818 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.40 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.240 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.223 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3826 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.64 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.389 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.154 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.828 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.19 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.511 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.418 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.821 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.479 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.043 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.065 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 65 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.834 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.860 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.787 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.428 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.978 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.373 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 139 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.774 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.937 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.418 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.882 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.634 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.615 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.670 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.078 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.490 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.939 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.476 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.470 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 84 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.459 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.498 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.749 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.127 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.152 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.073 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.942 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.741 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.581 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.343 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.832 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.8121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.314 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 3869 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.593 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away

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