Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 54 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Jul 19, 2016, 11:10 AM AKDT (19:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 49 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-19 19:10:54 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.049° N, 157.661° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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How well it is located

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Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.394 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.759 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.444 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.075 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.521 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.552 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3719 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.635 km SW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.159 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.365 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.558 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.255 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.985 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.851 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.644 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.143 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.747 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.550 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.030 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.947 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.853 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.984 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 4.349 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.038 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.885 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.2124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.849 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.958 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.959 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.156 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.884 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.042 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.542 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.651 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.248 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.0117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.134 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.971 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 86 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.732 km NNW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 187 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.958 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.548 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.149 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.4106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.257 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.955 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.439 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.2114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3738 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.170 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.058 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.083 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.246 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.246 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.542 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.353 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.953 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.063 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.661 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.530 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.939 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away

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