Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 1:39 AM AKDT (09:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 48 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
2019-10-16 09:39:23 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.254° N, 156.700° 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
17

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 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.050 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.078 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.151 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 149 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.976 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.124 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.885 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.863 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.277 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.056 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 87 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.864 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.955 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 93 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.080 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.064 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.661 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.168 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.049 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.765 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.825 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 129 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.965 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.688 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.368 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 142 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.776 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.350 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 138 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.688 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.890 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.761 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 151 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.378 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.564 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.962 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.163 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.376 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 126 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.165 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.574 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.163 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.050 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.1118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.979 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 135 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.350 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.078 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 138 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.448 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.095 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.252 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.151 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.870 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 81 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.072 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.085 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.2110 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.973 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 136 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.736 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.587 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.667 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.244 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.980 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.271 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.142 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.279 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.0112 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.682 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.858 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 148 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.579 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2562 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away

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