Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 7:56 AM AKST (16:56 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 33 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 16:56:46 UTC
Depth
64.3 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.004° N, 154.306° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.033 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.564 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.538 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.528 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.565 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.521 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.681 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.938 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.627 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.546 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.923 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.369 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.830 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.387 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.38 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.434 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.781 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.958 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.759 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.552 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.557 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.545 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.979 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 147 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.266 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.268 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.414 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.356 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.970 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.871 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.694 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.883 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.057 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 81 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.433 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.836 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.543 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.712 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.774 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 141 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.336 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.883 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.967 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.565 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.835 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.652 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.678 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 138 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.787 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 142 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.292 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.917 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.517 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.137 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.233 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.887 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.593 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 2000 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.585 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.925 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.891 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 136 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.189 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.867 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.653 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 67 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.668 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 75 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.628 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.458 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.668 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.963 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 134 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.047 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.570 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.443 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.366 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.746 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.646 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.973 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.093 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 137 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.143 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away

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