Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska on Thu, May 13, 2021, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC), 156 km (97 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 03:37:14 UTC
Depth
156.2 km (97.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.360° N, 156.022° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.394 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.635 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.069 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.557 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.877 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.190 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.186 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.884 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.562 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 132 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.588 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.982 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 130 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.088 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.688 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.693 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.991 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.986 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.888 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.587 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.345 km SSW of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 170 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.046 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.776 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.791 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.177 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.876 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.064 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 142 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.569 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 1919 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.293 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.687 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.884 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.491 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.292 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.787 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.788 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.085 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 91 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.093 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.550 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 146 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.569 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.753 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 155 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.958 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 155 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.040 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.969 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.976 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 142 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.599 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.982 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.234 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.799 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.742 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 183 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.699 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.0100 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.597 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.099 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.778 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 132 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.645 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.785 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 128 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.093 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.149 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.254 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 153 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.984 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.858 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 142 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.655 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.683 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165o0r0w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.