Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 43 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-15 11:30:07 UTC
Depth
42.6 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.341° N, 154.703° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.272 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.211 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.619 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.546 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.879 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.523 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.124 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.270 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.645 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.966 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.295 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.333 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.770 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.620 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.063 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.773 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.135 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.440 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.542 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.932 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.49 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.062 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.664 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.858 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.635 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.069 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.064 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.129 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.537 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 3.343 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 63 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.889 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.190 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.021 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.688 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.693 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.991 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.986 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.888 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.587 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.272 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.019 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.834 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 49 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.756 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.616 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.759 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.527 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.946 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.536 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.526 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.979 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.917 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.550 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.766 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.962 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.687 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.3100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.542 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.578 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.657 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.877 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away

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