Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 7:45 PM AKDT (03:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 Kodiak Island region, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 03:45:05 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.935° N, 154.167° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.629 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.465 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.932 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.055 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.526 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.646 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.886 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.511 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.172 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.134 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.620 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.124 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.947 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.520 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.939 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.070 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.819 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.742 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.073 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.828 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.721 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.982 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.635 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.516 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.618 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.519 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.632 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.642 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.069 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.527 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.530 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.534 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.552 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.976 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.076 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.680 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.820 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.172 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.532 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.659 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.533 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.181 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.648 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.530 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.520 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.372 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.276 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.774 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.646 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.394 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.026 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.718 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away

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