Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km S of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 3:44 PM AKDT (23:44 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23 km SW of Womens Bay, 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
2017-10-02 23:44:14 UTC
Depth
64.4 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.464° N, 154.469° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.813 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.872 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.662 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.288 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.634 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 50 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.558 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.276 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.128 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.783 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.055 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.855 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.568 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.440 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.660 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.922 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.653 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.678 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.224 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.686 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.662 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.538 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.623 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.677 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.023 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.739 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.811 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.118 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.283 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.78 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.041 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.833 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.271 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.646 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.663 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.894 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.866 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.789 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.823 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.567 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.676 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 3.387 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  45. 4.123 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5 · tsunami flag
  46. 2.026 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.026 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.127 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.587 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.125 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.770 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.555 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.025 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 3.524 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.133 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3246 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.229 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.860 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.589 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.530 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.460 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.939 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.987 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.975 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.970 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.587 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.865 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.567 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.422 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.468 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.717 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.930 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.284 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.848 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.070 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.927 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.626 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.661 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.653 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

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