Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 61 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 61 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Aug 23, 2016, 12:08 PM AKDT (20:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-23 20:08:43 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.524° N, 147.749° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.749 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.246 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.948 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.545 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.847 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.672 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.15 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.543 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.133 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.721 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.878 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.585 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.679 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.581 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.518 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.121 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.84 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.134 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.68 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.534 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.259 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.513 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.539 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.515 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.910 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.69 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.648 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.639 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.862 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.622 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.862 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.960 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.778 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.6Central Alaska · 3642 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.92 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.68 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.816 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.814 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.244 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.962 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.970 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.548 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.514 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.633 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.97 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.080 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.751 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.158 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.622 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.148 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.831 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.6Central Alaska · 3720 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away

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