Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 37 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 11:21 PM AKST (08:21 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 34 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-18 08:21:40 UTC
Depth
21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.515° N, 148.081° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.53 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.71 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 11
  20. 1.531 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.023 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.920 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.921 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.51 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.64 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.621 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.917 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.019 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.118 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.615 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.217 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.514 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.046 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.044 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.614 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.15 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.617 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3614 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.847 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.737 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away

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