Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 34 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-13 11:41:42 UTC
Depth
98.4 km (61.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.202° N, 157.093° 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
1.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.6ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.875 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.570 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.464 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.565 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.073 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.653 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2597 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.051 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.081 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.560 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.879 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.922 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 114 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.874 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.16 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.679 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 136 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.178 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.882 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.936 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.734 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.676 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.346 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 162 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.136 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 101 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.543 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.883 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2561 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.579 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.858 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 148 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.682 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.279 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 133 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.142 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.271 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.980 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.244 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.024 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 179 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.059 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 132 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.9125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.861 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 142 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.632 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.8117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.992 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.289 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.946 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.847 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 93 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.593 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.974 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.868 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 139 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.2127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

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