Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 84 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska on Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 1:04 PM AKDT (21:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km NW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-29 21:04:22 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.342° N, 155.807° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.864 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.953 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.449 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.157 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.638 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.255 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.984 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.086 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.069 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.120 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.274 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 129 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.469 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.687 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.143 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.885 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.375 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 3705 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.158 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.622 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3704 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.197 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.030 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.925 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.853 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 130 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.718 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.083 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.432 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.960 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.753 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.4129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.781 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.633 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.983 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.712 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.872 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 131 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.2124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.666 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.849 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.36 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.679 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.358 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.958 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.564 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.959 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.169 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.156 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.884 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.027 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.723 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.616 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.0117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.134 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.143 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.847 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.947 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.668 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.075 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.666 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.777 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.157 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 152 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.043 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.271 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.242 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.846 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.183 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.583 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.882 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.433 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.278 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.439 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.579 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.534 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.956 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away

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