Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 72 km W of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 72 km W of Akhiok, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 4:38 PM AKDT (00:38 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 105 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-16 00:38:33 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.878° N, 155.348° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.879 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.249 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.523 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.984 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.4139 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.270 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.966 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.295 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.333 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.770 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.773 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 56 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.440 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.542 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.932 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.062 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.858 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.873 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.635 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.064 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 3.343 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.889 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.021 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 3.4105 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.8104 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.272 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.838 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.829 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.019 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.834 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.756 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.616 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.759 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.946 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.526 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.7101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.550 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.687 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.3100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.9115 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.657 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.586 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.929 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.974 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.925 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2000 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away

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