Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 10:46 AM AKST (19:46 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-06 19:46:09 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.727° N, 148.195° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.427 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.619 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.712 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.816 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.737 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.847 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3615 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.614 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.617 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.722 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.15 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.651 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.59 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.516 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.517 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.77 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.53 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.741 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.71 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  55. 1.616 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.023 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.920 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.313 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.114 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 45
  3. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.821 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 10
  8. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.018 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.541 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.023 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.767 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away

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