Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska on Tue, May 31, 2016, 8:58 AM AKDT (16:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 38 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Womens Bay forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-31 16:58:33 UTC
Depth
33.2 km (20.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.363° N, 153.256° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.243 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.316 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.850 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.831 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.815 km E of Aleneva, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.844 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.929 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.016 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.34 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.016 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.218 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.131 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.036 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.820 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.652 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.618 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.538 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.724 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.715 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.714 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.241 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.239 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.624 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.438 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3739 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.833 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.516 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.231 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.120 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.242 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.043 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.949 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.558 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.522 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.032 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.918 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.97 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.023 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.615 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.634 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.824 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.418 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.923 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.937 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0166znk6uo (also filed as ak13631274). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.