Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 5:10 PM AKDT (01:10 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km NE of Larsen Bay, 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
2020-09-07 01:10:38 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.019° N, 154.179° 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
13

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.259 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 83 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.810 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.661 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.097 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.727 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.565 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.558 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.862 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.974 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.371 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.565 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.581 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.817 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.136 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away · tsunami flag
  16. 3.034 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.679 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.679 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.075 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.573 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.632 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.517 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.793 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.974 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.988 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.754 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.653 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.014 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.546 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 60 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.972 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.987 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.181 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.965 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.36 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 3.420 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.487 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.522 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 2.632 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.526 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.626 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.587 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.911 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.680 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.992 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 3.025 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.727 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.525 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2175 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.178 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 136 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.633 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.190 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.778 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.624 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.850 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.860 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.830 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.548 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.570 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2167 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.550 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.071 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.010 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.139 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.557 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.672 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 2223 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.738 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.875 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.657 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.072 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.583 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.866 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.179 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.121 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.593 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.577 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.695 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.587 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.595 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.924 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away

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