Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 48 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 48 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Aug 28, 2016, 11:37 AM AKDT (19:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km SSW of Cantwell, 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
2016-08-28 19:37:53 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.233° N, 148.463° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.672 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.931 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.636 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.929 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.326 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.543 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.234 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.968 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.748 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.975 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.531 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.517 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.510 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.546 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.713 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.53 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.218 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.17 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.210 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.67 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.722 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.526 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.520 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.920 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.940 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.828 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.610 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.723 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.815 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.78 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.95 km SE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.622 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.57 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.440 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.634 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.516 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.89 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.820 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.620 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.741 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.957 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.113 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.350 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.554 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.511 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.738 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.464 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.533 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.935 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.751 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.656 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.724 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.824 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.239 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.567 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.560 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.76 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.125 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3702 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.548 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away

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