Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km W of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km W of Akhiok, Alaska on Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 9:52 AM AKST (18:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 55 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-01 18:52:41 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.905° N, 154.625° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.791 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.918 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.033 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1036 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.837 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1035 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.067 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1033 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.024 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.011 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1032 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.030 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.347 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.590 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1030 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.023 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1029 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.716 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1025 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.924 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1024 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.888 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.069 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.725 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.773 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.482 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1018 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.621 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.155 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1017 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.765 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.362 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1015 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.256 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.547 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1013 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.825 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1012 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.872 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.938 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.938 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.859 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.425 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.829 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.655 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.094 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.1107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.225 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.215 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.989 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.025 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.534 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 999 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.978 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 999 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.635 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 999 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.730 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 998 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.979 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 998 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.717 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 997 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.722 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 997 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 995 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.812 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 995 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.410 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 995 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.5115 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 993 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.051 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 992 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.976 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 992 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.9116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 992 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.767 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 992 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.59 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 992 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.541 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.789 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 990 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.966 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.819 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 989 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1037 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.027 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1038 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.316 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.330 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.950 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1041 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.391 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1042 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.958 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.010 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1043 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.914 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 1046 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.67 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.038 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1047 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.017 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.74 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.372 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1050 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.123 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1051 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.876 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.150 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.749 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1055 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away

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