Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska on Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 4:39 AM AKST (13:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 47 km SW of Karluk, 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
2021-11-14 13:39:37 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.066° N, 154.931° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1785 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.530 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.520 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.576 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.372 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.687 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.276 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.031 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.774 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.765 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.280 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.492 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.914 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.513 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.990 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.065 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.759 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.890 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.721 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.359 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.533 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.833 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.554 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.594 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.572 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.549 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.671 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.051 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.081 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.153 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.147 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.481 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1763 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.43 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.416 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.074 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.681 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.060 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.518 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.858 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.461 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.935 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.933 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.881 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.675 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.636 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.630 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 2.299 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.7101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.839 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.660 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.241 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.94 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.686 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.735 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.661 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.956 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.533 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.659 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.773 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.6100 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.532 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.682 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.172 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.565 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.680 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.076 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.976 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.552 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.534 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.530 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.527 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.3102 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.069 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.642 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.632 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away

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