Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 85 km E of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 85 km E of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 2:40 PM AKDT (22:40 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 64 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-21 22:40:05 UTC
Depth
89.0 km (55.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.596° N, 155.976° 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.573 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.644 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.0Alaska Peninsula · 3664 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.465 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 138 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.962 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.049 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.174 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 131 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.882 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 84 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.088 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.763 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.249 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.265 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.859 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.887 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.864 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.726 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.269 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 113 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.760 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.464 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.945 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.175 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.954 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 144 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.759 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.395 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3651 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.577 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.776 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.855 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 152 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.042 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.071 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 147 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.593 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 83 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.667 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.666 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.181 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 104 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.965 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3638 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.181 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 3.864 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 3.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.270 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.373 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 126 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.619 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 180 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.634 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.988 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.846 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.969 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 137 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.964 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 154 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.187 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 91 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.228 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 169 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.950 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.383 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.926 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.584 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.864 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.910 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.967 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 87 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.358 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.979 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.745 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.080 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.085 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.759 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.260 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 110 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.873 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 104 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.149 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.753 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.760 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.272 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 91 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.092 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.958 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.847 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.134 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.723 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away

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