Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 1:26 AM AKDT (09:26 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ESE of Chickaloon, 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
2016-09-22 09:26:22 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.636° N, 147.529° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.957 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.611 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.237 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.047 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.950 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3660 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.738 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.464 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.811 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.548 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  18. 2.144 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.831 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.769 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.567 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.420 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.651 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.546 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.848 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.917 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.349 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.848 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.514 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.767 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.549 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.029 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.516 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.747 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.940 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.722 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.210 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.218 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.713 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.910 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016c82gu6f (also filed as ak14075654). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.