Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 26 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 7:12 PM AKST (04:12 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 53 km NNW of Karluk, 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
2016-12-19 04:12:45 UTC
Depth
62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.417° N, 154.798° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.868 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.688 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.372 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.472 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.573 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.538 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.936 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.982 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.639 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.2108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.591 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.051 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.323 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.380 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.362 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.531 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3562 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.793 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.333 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.081 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.649 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.887 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.785 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3557 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.787 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.986 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.669 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.566 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.038 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.370 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.680 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.589 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.336 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.148 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.024 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.087 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.864 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.158 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.1103 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.668 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.047 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.813 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.089 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.586 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.527 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.171 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.851 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.836 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.658 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.974 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.881 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.631 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.861 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.958 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3534 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.524 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 2.269 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.923 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.828 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.016 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.975 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.550 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.110 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.628 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.957 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.537 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.972 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.983 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.521 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.31 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.575 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.272 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.864 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.628 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.882 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.774 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away

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