Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 78 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska on Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 9:41 AM AKST (18:41 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 71 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-04 18:41:16 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.699° N, 161.261° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.780 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.1103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.2114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.073 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.198 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.6south of Alaska · 2097 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.3146 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.848 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.191 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.196 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.2105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.1101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.068 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.655 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.080 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.9116 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.890 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.6109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.692 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.390 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.797 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.5105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.099 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.7105 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.884 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.782 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.594 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.157 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 4.483 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.777 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.248 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.6111 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.6110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.7110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.7119 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.9115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.3114 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.089 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.091 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.384 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 3.0141 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.9104 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.7137 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 3.1144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.8144 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.8143 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.661 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.3109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.1124 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 3.090 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.385 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.4100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.497 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 3.0101 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.3117 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.058 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.4115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.4103 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.496 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.8138 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.2102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.1102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.3107 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.1113 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.819 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.996 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.6115 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.1108 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.3121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.6100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.87 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.967 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.097 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.1110 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.938 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.1121 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.8south of Alaska · 2098 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.098 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.5116 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.7122 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away

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