Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 5:19 PM AKST (02:19 UTC), 26 km (16 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-13 02:19:32 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.906° N, 148.200° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.648 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  25. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.617 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  33. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3568 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.843 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.69 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.272 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.914 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.810 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.917 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.51 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.921 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.920 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.17 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 9
  20. 3.0Central Alaska · 3598 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away

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