Alaska earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 58 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 58 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska on Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 5:05 PM AKDT (01:05 UTC), 163 km (102 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-08-22 01:05:50 UTC
Depth
163.4 km (101.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.591° N, 162.136° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.860 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 116 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.734 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 139 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.119 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 175 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 118 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.158 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.841 km NNW of False Pass, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 165 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2568 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.856 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.760 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.711 km WSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.757 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.837 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 1.931 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 159 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2603 days ago · 200 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.141 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 169 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.234 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.835 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.724 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 198 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.039 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.251 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 166 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.755 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.6Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 166 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.063 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 207 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.029 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 140 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.729 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 172 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.240 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.060 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 156 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.151 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 166 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.547 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 172 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.224 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 172 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2621 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.245 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 152 km deep · 15 km away

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