Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, Oct 12, 2016, 12:43 AM AKDT (08:43 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sutton-Alpine forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-12 08:43:55 UTC
Depth
31.6 km (19.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.289° N, 148.312° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.523 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.85 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.613 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.769 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.567 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 39 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.420 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3643 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 3641 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.518 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.753 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.840 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.721 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.67 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.116 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.720 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.514 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.767 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.752 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.033 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.023 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.657 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.559 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.541 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 34 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.018 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.51 km NE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
  58. 2.821 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.17 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.921 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.528 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.618 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.11 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.227 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.216 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.655 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.548 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.715 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.521 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016d54q25i (also filed as ak14199120). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.