Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 51 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 51 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Aug 26, 2017, 10:12 PM AKDT (06:12 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 61 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-27 06:12:32 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.031° N, 154.355° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.767 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.688 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 5.661 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 57 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.660 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.460 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.952 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.161 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.670 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.985 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.085 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.570 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.161 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.266 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.261 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.162 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.635 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.060 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 151 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.955 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.963 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 144 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.792 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.777 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.880 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.669 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.668 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.567 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.760 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.065 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.838 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.952 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.519 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.890 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.975 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 3.017 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.020 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.87 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.658 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.068 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 3.234 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.417 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.661 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.965 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.070 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.986 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.691 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.892 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.070 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.565 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.848 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 3.169 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 142 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.284 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.930 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.892 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.569 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.717 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.567 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.865 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.963 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 2.359 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.584 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.864 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.370 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.642 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.676 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.717 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.994 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.540 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.030 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.990 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.665 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.075 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 147 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.130 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.517 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.783 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.853 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.685 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away

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