Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 6:04 AM AKDT (14:04 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 39 km W of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-29 14:04:10 UTC
Depth
61.9 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.266° N, 155.268° 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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.659 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 57 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.271 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.982 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.378 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.752 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.840 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.112 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.281 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 3470 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.658 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.019 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.870 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.918 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.198 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.247 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.632 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.174 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.0125 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.548 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.684 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.265 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.153 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.957 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 88 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.531 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.677 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.787 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.56 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.651 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.826 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.932 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.549 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.876 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.758 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.3102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.696 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.624 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.60 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.573 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.535 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 4.329 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · tsunami flag
  44. 1.532 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.027 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.034 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 4.130 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.435 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.035 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 5.039 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.643 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.631 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.860 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.840 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.60 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.646 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.755 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.258 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.271 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.581 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.739 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.024 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.317 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.6105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.586 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.754 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.619 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.671 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3482 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.770 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.679 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.880 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.856 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 53 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.598 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.773 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.96 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.615 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.959 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away

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