Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska on Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 6:55 PM AKST (03:55 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-31 03:55:02 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.806° N, 153.765° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.612 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.634 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.226 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.623 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.924 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.021 km NNW of Old Harbor, AK · 2447 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.119 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.623 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.619 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.027 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.849 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.115 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.832 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.214 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.727 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.232 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.431 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.18 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.736 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.752 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.948 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.930 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.725 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.5120 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.121 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 3.039 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.133 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.129 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.86 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.164 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.1100 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.294 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.2104 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.032 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.512 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.735 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.619 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.940 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.818 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.436 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away

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