Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km N of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km N of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 10:50 PM AKDT (06:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 40 km SW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-11 06:50:12 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.216° N, 154.099° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.940 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.536 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.520 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.431 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.663 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.657 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.558 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1866 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.962 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1865 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.925 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.421 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.137 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.57 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.957 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.957 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.750 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.643 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.75 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.574 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.659 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.732 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.771 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.953 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.718 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.837 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.026 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.394 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.849 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.646 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.356 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.558 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.615 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.413 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.755 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.174 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.010 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.713 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.830 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.685 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.827 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.259 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.663 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.651 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.544 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.836 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.762 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.130 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.070 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.831 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.730 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.757 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.228 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.428 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away

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