M1.7 earthquake 17 km N of Aleneva, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km N of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Aug 7, 2016, 2:06 PM AKDT (22:06 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 49 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-08-07 22:06:18 UTC
- Depth
- 61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.218° N, 152.919° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.644 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.027 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.871 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.181 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.8101 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.550 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.677 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.591 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.576 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.873 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.541 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.568 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.952 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.359 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.895 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.661 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.761 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.873 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.570 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.960 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.150 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.5100 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.984 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.866 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.696 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.696 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.778 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.774 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.253 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.350 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.624 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.886 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3677 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.972 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.766 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.325 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 3675 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.051 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 59 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.344 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.876 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.981 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.350 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.782 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.785 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.584 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.877 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.549 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.691 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.994 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.576 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.126 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.755 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.758 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.782 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.493 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.672 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 94.
Before
- 2.66 km SSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.678 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.926 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.269 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.676 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.745 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.844 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.794 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.598 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.183 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.759 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.753 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.558 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.860 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.650 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.568 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.883 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.659 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
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