Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 33 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 UTC), 47 km (29 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 01:20:05 UTC
Depth
46.7 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.286° N, 154.655° 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

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Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.770 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.620 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.063 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.773 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.135 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.440 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.542 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.932 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.49 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.062 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.664 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.858 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.635 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.064 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.129 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.537 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.343 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.021 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.688 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.986 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.888 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.587 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.272 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.838 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.046 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.064 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.295 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.966 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.645 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.270 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.124 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.523 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.879 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.546 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.619 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.211 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.272 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.019 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.834 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 49 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.756 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.616 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.759 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away

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