Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, May 11, 2017, 7:08 AM AKDT (15:08 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-11 15:08:23 UTC
Depth
84.9 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.894° N, 155.030° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.072 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.883 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.777 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.868 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.660 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.672 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.732 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.187 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.271 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.936 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.885 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 134 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.939 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.661 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.834 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.515 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.273 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 126 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.843 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.574 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.835 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.780 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.34 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 3.128 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.944 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.327 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.557 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.784 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.381 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 121 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.662 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.589 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.733 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.930 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.755 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.842 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.569 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.954 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 144 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.521 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.958 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 159 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.981 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.759 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 151 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3407 days ago · 96 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.682 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.216 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.482 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.969 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.627 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.829 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.688 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.873 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 102 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.848 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.186 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.787 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.574 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.159 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.687 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.784 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.483 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.653 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.857 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.660 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.230 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.683 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.57 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.557 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.077 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.048 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.593 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.345 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.893 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.764 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.175 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 101 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.177 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.627 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.033 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.872 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.835 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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