Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 43 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 43 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska on Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 1:22 AM AKST (10:22 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 65 km W of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-08 10:22:13 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.210° N, 150.078° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.761 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 3587 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.514 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.947 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.715 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.735 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.917 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 128 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.48 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.06 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.95 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.7Central Alaska · 3581 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.648 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.740 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.643 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.742 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.847 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.770 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.927 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.042 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.960 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.74 km S of Healy, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.926 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.36 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.861 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.915 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.547 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.716 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.265 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.728 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.841 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.545 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.735 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.519 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.647 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.942 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 3.0Central Alaska · 3555 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.637 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.220 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.87 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.843 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.626 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.947 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.942 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.723 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.839 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.638 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.642 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.943 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.836 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.538 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 3.038 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.640 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 4.341 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 136
  2. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.952 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.115 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.747 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.636 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.927 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.539 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.821 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.319 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.144 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.041 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.235 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.725 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.632 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.82 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.547 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 136 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016frff486 (also filed as ak14721529). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.