Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 78 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 6:35 PM AKDT (02:35 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 92 km SSE of Igiugig, 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
2021-08-15 02:35:18 UTC
Depth
96.7 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.765° N, 154.360° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.536 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.630 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.671 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.970 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1873 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.067 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.661 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.763 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.257 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.897 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.762 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.756 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1868 days ago · 123 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.669 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.571 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 130 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.484 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.065 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.768 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 131 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.773 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.770 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 126 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.663 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.160 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.750 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.863 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.678 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 95 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.555 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 3.080 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 132 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.662 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.674 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 3.167 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.082 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 145 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.469 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 123 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.976 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.059 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.556 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 113 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.577 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.574 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.060 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.682 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.556 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.951 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 124 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.972 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 101 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.633 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.085 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 3.155 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.668 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.971 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.790 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.297 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.942 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.960 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 155 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.783 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.259 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 129 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 110 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.055 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.969 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.658 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.470 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.586 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.974 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.884 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.064 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.652 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.666 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away

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