Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 72 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, May 24, 2020, 6:04 PM AKDT (02:04 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-25 02:04:10 UTC
Depth
56.8 km (35.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.317° N, 155.575° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.631 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.547 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.578 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.566 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.735 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.028 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.2116 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.955 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.471 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.56 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.818 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.656 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.517 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.540 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.585 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.724 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.642 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.177 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.888 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.539 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.544 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.852 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.663 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 64 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.9105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.6101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.542 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2302 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.763 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.165 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.666 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.675 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.158 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 141 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.240 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.559 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.677 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.075 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2293 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.736 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.570 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2292 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, AK · 2292 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.185 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.348 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.978 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2289 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.095 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.834 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.555 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.541 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.681 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2286 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2285 days ago · 77 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.781 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.555 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2284 days ago · 144 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.575 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2283 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.767 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2281 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.732 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.533 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.076 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2280 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.587 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2279 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.682 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2278 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.325 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.253 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.777 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2325 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.242 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.166 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.636 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.231 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.565 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 86 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.029 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.692 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.285 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.09 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.092 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2332 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.255 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  16. 1.780 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.687 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.862 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.365 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away

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