Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km S of Shungnak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km S of Shungnak, Alaska on Sun, Apr 18, 2021, 7:32 PM AKDT (03:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 65 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-19 03:32:38 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.455° N, 157.350° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.749 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.548 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.848 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.746 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.562 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.571 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.777 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.858 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.758 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.758 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.755 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.762 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.816 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.462 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.965 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.569 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.648 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.266 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.849 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.947 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.248 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.663 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.261 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.361 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.667 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.641 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.024 km WNW of Ambler, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away

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