Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 6:58 PM AKDT (02:58 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km SSE of Cantwell, 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
2016-10-23 02:58:59 UTC
Depth
62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.629° N, 149.518° 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
54

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 61 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.139 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.533 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.2Central Alaska · 3633 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.528 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.540 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.116 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.66 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.720 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.6Central Alaska · 3629 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.013 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.759 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.558 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 134 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.461 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.528 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.966 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.54 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 128 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.630 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.762 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 132 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.514 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.953 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 3.343 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.639 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.767 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.752 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.626 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.533 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.033 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.023 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.657 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.6Central Alaska · 3623 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.559 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.759 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 132 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.229 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.615 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.5Central Alaska · 3634 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.223 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.126 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 3637 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.061 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.721 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.814 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away

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