Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:34 AM AKST (15:34 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 55 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-02-17 15:34:32 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.560° N, 156.392° 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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.182 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3878 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.963 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3877 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.559 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3876 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.593 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3871 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.8121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 69 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.352 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.942 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3867 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.152 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3866 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.635 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.134 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.498 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.490 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.078 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.170 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3854 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.949 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3850 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.168 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.060 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.4107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.3102 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.573 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.4113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3843 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.555 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.455 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.149 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 3.346 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 3.051 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.051 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.748 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.048 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.952 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.655 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.752 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.254 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.455 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.649 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.459 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.548 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.853 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.652 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.247 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.148 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.443 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.356 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.451 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.250 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.254 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.254 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.444 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.454 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.853 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.050 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.950 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.158 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.153 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.669 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3884 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3886 days ago · 56 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.547 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3887 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.542 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.734 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3890 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.064 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3898 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.174 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3910 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away

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