Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 7:06 PM AKST (04:06 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-04 04:06:43 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.237° N, 150.016° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.736 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.226 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 145 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.624 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.617 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.534 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.823 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.826 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.550 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.931 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.516 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.049 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.734 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.061 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.524 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.941 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.928 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.510 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 33
  55. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.613 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.845 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.618 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.523 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.845 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 51
  5. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.630 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.916 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.231 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.217 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.739 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.034 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.62 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.154 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.51 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.921 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away

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