Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 42 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 42 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sun, May 21, 2017, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC), 153 km (95 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-21 21:15:56 UTC
Depth
153.4 km (95.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.005° N, 160.519° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.762 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.956 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.351 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.449 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.637 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.526 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.030 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.356 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 174 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.930 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.943 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.423 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 185 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.948 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.352 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.341 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.538 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.75 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.01 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.348 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 201 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.255 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.824 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.242 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 156 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.044 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 97 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.438 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away

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