Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 6:08 PM AKDT (02:08 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 6:08 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-10-18 02:08:18 UTC
Depth: 54.7 km (34.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.185° N, 150.157° 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: 15

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast14 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dey5yko (also filed as ak14256639). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.