Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 8:14 PM AKST (05:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-29 05:14:31 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.715° N, 148.226° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.69 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.53 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.516 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.548 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.517 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.82 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.217 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.146 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.08 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.52 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.817 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.816 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.510 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.018 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.718 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.76 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.666 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3568 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.617 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gq2ok7d (also filed as ak14826122). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.