Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 55 km NE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 55 km NE of King Cove, Alaska on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 3:40 AM AKST (12:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km NE of Cold Bay, 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
2016-11-15 12:40:57 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.430° N, 161.739° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.036 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 219 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.245 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.252 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.253 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.187 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.330 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.759 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.944 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 160 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.014 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.612 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.045 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.738 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.219 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.138 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.877 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.161 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.757 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.524 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.529 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.149 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 188 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 3.470 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.438 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 150 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.662 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.657 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.966 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.130 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 187 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.311 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.063 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.032 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.112 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.946 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.528 km N of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 176 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.113 km ENE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.113 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.425 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.331 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.733 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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