M1.7 earthquake 5 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 8, 2016, 4:44 AM AKDT (12:44 UTC), 35 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-08 12:44:19 UTC
- Depth
- 34.5 km (21.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.820° N, 152.328° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.027 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.550 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.677 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.952 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.359 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.661 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.150 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.985 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.253 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.350 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.886 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.325 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.051 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.344 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.093 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.350 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.126 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.755 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.758 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.098 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.8104 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.464 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.738 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.734 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.430 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.238 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 2.644 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.717 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.926 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.844 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.568 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.883 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.772 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.949 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.120 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.879 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.231 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.516 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.061 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.833 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.682 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.438 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
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