Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 27 km W of Anderson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 27 km W of Anderson, Alaska on Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 12:22 PM AKST (21:22 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 30 km WNW of Minto, 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
2016-12-22 21:22:44 UTC
Depth
17.3 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.365° N, 149.750° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.042 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.74 km S of Healy, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.926 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.36 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.915 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.716 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.265 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.728 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.545 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.735 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.519 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.0Central Alaska · 3555 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.220 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.87 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.626 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.947 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.315 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.723 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.638 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.836 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.538 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.038 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.640 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.736 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.623 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.558 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.815 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.617 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.529 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.630 km WNW of Minto, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  38. 2.130 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.770 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.847 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.833 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.643 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.740 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.648 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.7Central Alaska · 3581 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.06 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.48 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.917 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.715 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 3586 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.840 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.943 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 4.341 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 136
  18. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.115 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gerht6a (also filed as ak14777983). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.