Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 91 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 91 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 11:09 PM AKST (08:09 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 70 km S of Kokhanok, 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
2016-12-05 08:09:54 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.368° N, 154.778° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.967 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.791 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.057 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.610 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.243 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.840 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.616 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.767 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 3586 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.864 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.544 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.894 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.065 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.173 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 135 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.983 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.972 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.461 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.694 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.537 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.957 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.110 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.550 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.873 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.873 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.016 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.828 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.694 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.795 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.885 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 127 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.619 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.871 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.787 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.080 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.093 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.992 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.783 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.591 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.593 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.792 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.362 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.684 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.887 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.694 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.691 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.593 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.893 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.694 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.493 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.894 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.994 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.470 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.691 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.094 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3563 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.594 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.272 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 142 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.561 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.731 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.679 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.581 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 123 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.132 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.687 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.765 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.261 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.172 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 146 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.254 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.977 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.882 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.591 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.657 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.690 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.380 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.745 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.971 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.984 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away

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