Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 59 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 29, 2016, 3:24 AM AKDT (11:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 47 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-29 11:24:06 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.993° N, 157.200° 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
18

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 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.156 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.884 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.042 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.542 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.651 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.248 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.0117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.134 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.971 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.732 km NNW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 187 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.958 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.092 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.548 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.149 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.4106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.260 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.424 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.648 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.085 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.356 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.151 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.088 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.182 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.249 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.887 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.057 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.269 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.395 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3651 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.9113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.593 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.345 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.146 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.965 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 3.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.270 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.650 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.547 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.151 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.268 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.619 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 180 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.988 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.136 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.943 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.228 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 169 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 3.647 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.048 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.958 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.849 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.2124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.885 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.038 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.187 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.983 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.4129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.349 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.984 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.853 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.947 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.030 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

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