Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 111 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 111 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Aug 14, 2016, 6:52 AM AKDT (14:52 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 59 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-14 14:52:26 UTC
Depth
21.5 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.960° N, 158.570° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.755 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.579 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 5.159 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.882 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.765 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.659 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.077 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.268 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.698 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.3126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.938 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.4101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.584 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.727 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.874 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.2128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.053 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.279 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.483 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.4115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.276 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.149 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.270 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.575 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.1112 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.377 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.849 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.369 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.673 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.669 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.054 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3722 days ago · 23 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.459 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.863 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away

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