Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, May 20, 2020, 12:49 AM AKDT (08:49 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 52 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 08:49:14 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.320° N, 154.293° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.565 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.231 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.636 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.166 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.242 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.937 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.253 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.325 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.572 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.631 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.566 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.735 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 50 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.028 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.834 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.471 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.56 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.818 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.656 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.517 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.055 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.724 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.642 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.623 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.819 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.888 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.539 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2305 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.544 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.528 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.852 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.663 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.542 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2299 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.559 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.677 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.530 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2290 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2288 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.736 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.147 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.348 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.827 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.978 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.834 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.856 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.541 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2282 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2280 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.549 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.647 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.628 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2276 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.732 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.533 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 3.16 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2274 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.559 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.965 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2273 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 3.020 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.652 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.519 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2271 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.586 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2269 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.182 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2267 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.572 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.09 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 4.255 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.526 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.862 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.723 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.572 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.479 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.871 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.644 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.84 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.533 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.557 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.260 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.742 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.633 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2346 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.316 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away

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