Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, May 20, 2021, 6:19 AM AKDT (14:19 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-20 14:19:12 UTC
Depth
67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.834° N, 154.371° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.537 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 42 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.343 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.277 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.190 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1941 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.143 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.186 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.884 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.659 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.588 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.937 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.088 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.688 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.693 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.991 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.986 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.888 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.587 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.555 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.667 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.678 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.046 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.776 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.791 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.064 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.157 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 4.473 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  36. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.676 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 3.252 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.133 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.628 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1909 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 3.293 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.687 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.884 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.987 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.491 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.292 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.787 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.857 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.840 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.788 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.085 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.833 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 3.093 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.546 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.569 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.117 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.040 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.620 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.064 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.069 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.635 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.394 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.670 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.664 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.647 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.982 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.49 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.542 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.440 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.135 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.625 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.727 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.792 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.799 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.699 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.0100 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

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