Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km E of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km E of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 7:52 PM AKST (04:52 UTC), 40 km (25 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-22 04:52:24 UTC
Depth
39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.951° N, 153.792° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.626 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.027 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.849 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.115 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.832 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.214 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.727 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.232 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.431 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.733 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.313 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.18 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.736 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.735 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.752 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.948 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.517 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.930 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.725 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.121 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.039 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.133 km ENE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.129 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.128 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.628 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.038 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.529 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.522 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.634 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.623 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.752 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.645 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.528 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.034 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.640 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.633 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.827 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.119 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.021 km NNW of Old Harbor, AK · 2446 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.924 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.623 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.226 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.634 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.060 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.821 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.528 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.129 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.129 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.86 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.624 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away

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