Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 57 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Mon, Dec 5, 2016, 6:16 PM AKST (03:16 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 29 km NE of Aleneva, 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
2016-12-06 03:16:40 UTC
Depth
61.1 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.481° N, 153.484° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.977 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.064 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.243 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.969 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.113 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.840 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.616 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.767 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 3585 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.738 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.668 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.636 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.763 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.786 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.544 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.894 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.065 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.983 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.972 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.967 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.461 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.668 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.694 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.537 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.658 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.670 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 93 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.060 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.550 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.873 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.873 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.156 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.522 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.567 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.855 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.694 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 3.429 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.795 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.640 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.159 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.068 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.885 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.863 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.871 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.773 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.973 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.787 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.093 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.066 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.055 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.992 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.836 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.783 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.877 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.539 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.139 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.593 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.792 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.791 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.967 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.691 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.561 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.158 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.941 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.820 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.731 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.967 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.865 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.581 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.990 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.687 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.765 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.261 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.254 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.977 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.882 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.742 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.830 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fo055so (also filed as ak14619519). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.