Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 7:49 AM AKDT (15:49 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-08 15:49:09 UTC
Depth
64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.524° N, 153.557° 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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.849 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3831 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.169 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3830 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.870 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.777 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3828 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.054 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3827 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.072 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 87 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.865 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3825 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.274 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.936 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.636 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3824 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.829 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.138 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.154 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.970 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.872 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3823 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.973 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.828 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3822 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.954 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3821 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.582 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 3821 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.176 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3820 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.668 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.770 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.845 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3818 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.463 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.051 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.653 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.537 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.035 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.951 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.860 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.363 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.227 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.775 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.376 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.961 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.744 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 4.956 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  41. 3.461 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.262 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.561 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.138 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.862 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.072 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.857 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.758 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.759 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.733 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.564 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.186 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.884 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.853 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.642 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.976 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.669 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 62 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.770 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.755 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 3.376 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.691 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3832 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.679 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3833 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.784 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.957 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.550 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3834 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.364 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.055 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3835 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.986 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.776 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3836 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.750 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3842 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.359 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.886 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.560 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.871 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3844 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.746 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3845 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.665 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.663 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3846 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.754 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3847 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away

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