Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 12:49 AM AKST (09:49 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km S of Akhiok, 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
2017-12-10 09:49:20 UTC
Depth
66.0 km (41.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.430° N, 155.533° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.383 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.6103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.856 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.1120 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.565 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.375 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.5114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.5106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.591 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.024 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away · tsunami flag
  12. 2.123 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.518 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.186 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.786 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.393 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.080 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 3198 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.785 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.6120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.052 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.5129 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.560 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.867 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.629 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.527 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.461 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.171 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.857 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.3120 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.177 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.3120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.476 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.051 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.044 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.144 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.567 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.189 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.6113 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.387 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.889 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.153 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.964 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.4158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.1132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.193 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.440 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.296 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.595 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.946 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.0119 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.7104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away

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