Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 2021, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 69 km N of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 23:49:10 UTC
Depth
76.2 km (47.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.726° N, 154.976° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.069 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.064 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.129 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.537 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.343 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.190 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.021 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.186 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.884 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.562 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.588 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.982 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.088 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.688 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.693 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.991 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.986 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.888 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.587 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.667 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.046 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.776 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.791 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.177 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.876 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.064 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 4.473 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  39. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 142 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1914 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.676 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 3.252 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.133 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.569 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.628 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1910 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.293 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.687 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.884 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.491 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.292 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.787 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.840 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.788 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.085 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.833 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 3.093 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.546 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.394 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.670 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.664 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.852 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 156 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.982 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.49 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.542 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.440 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.135 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 71 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.799 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.699 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.773 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.0100 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.597 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.099 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.063 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.778 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 132 km deep · 74 km away

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