Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 58 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 58 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Sun, May 15, 2016, 4:55 PM AKDT (00:55 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, May 15, 2016, 4:55 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-16 00:55:36 UTC
Depth: 118.7 km (73.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.960° N, 154.361° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Stations used: 49

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0166akyev0 (also filed as ak13589527). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.