Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Dec 5, 2016, 9:44 PM AKST (06:44 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km NE of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-06 06:44:29 UTC
Depth
60.6 km (37.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.220° N, 154.904° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.775 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.610 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.243 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.972 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.616 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.774 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.628 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.864 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.272 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.575 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.31 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.521 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.537 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.957 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.628 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.110 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.975 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.016 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.828 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.923 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.269 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.126 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.868 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.688 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.372 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.472 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.538 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 52 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.936 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.982 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.855 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.639 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.2108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.487 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.591 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.051 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.323 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.380 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.362 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.531 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.793 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.081 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.649 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.986 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.669 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.566 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.038 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.680 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.336 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.148 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.024 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.864 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.158 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.1103 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.668 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.047 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.813 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.089 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.967 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.731 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.679 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.132 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.628 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 47 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.178 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.169 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.978 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.476 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.840 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 52 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.657 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.745 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.771 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.079 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.984 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.675 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.750 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.945 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.528 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away

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