Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 84 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 84 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, May 14, 2016, 2:48 PM AKDT (22:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km S of King Salmon, 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
2016-05-14 22:48:52 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.148° N, 155.367° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.681 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.670 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.585 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 123 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.581 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.079 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.859 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 149 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.266 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 148 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.918 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.663 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.884 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.945 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.867 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.286 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.890 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.875 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.244 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.032 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.120 km S of King Salmon, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 201 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.265 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.453 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 144 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.385 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.849 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.185 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.155 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.585 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.768 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.469 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.769 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.463 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 145 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.850 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.8104 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.990 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.831 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.696 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.689 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.991 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.777 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.681 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.380 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 129 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.190 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.929 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.896 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.287 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.016 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.761 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.264 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.218 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.696 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.969 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.676 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.767 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.549 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.628 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.178 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.820 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.767 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.292 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.831 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.066 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.654 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 146 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.615 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.086 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.890 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 107 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.186 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.168 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 139 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.882 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.418 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.873 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 174 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.758 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.064 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 155 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.774 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.138 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.561 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.461 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.373 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 139 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.978 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.787 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.860 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away

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