Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 138 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 10:30 AM AKDT (18:30 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 113 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-16 18:30:58 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.305° N, 156.099° 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
3.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.885 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.960 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.5113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.3120 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.165 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.095 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.870 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.7101 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.6133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.2110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.665 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.1137 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 60 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.947 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away

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