Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 57 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 57 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 6:59 PM AKDT (02:59 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Alaska Peninsula. 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
2018-06-09 02:59:09 UTC
Depth
78.8 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.845° N, 155.262° 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
1.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.5ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 143 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.885 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.743 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.554 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.776 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.781 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.841 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.558 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.551 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.683 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.754 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 165 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.753 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 155 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.952 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 155 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.781 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.957 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.451 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 147 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.182 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.088 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 141 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.614 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.869 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.641 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.340 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.6105 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.571 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 147 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.851 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 130 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.541 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.823 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.582 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 114 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.773 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.633 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 3.067 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 148 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.625 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.164 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.767 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.673 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.872 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.942 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.330 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 4.3Alaska Peninsula · 3014 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.981 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.886 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.639 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.879 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 136 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.925 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.056 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.256 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.269 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 86 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.672 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.258 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 154 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.787 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.992 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 87 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.970 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.7101 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.577 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 137 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.587 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.579 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 132 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.760 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 93 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.590 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.816 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.551 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3037 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.887 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.554 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.334 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.749 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.762 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.651 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.482 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.626 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.268 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.954 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 159 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.056 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.556 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.778 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.573 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.588 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.559 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away

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