Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 65 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 65 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska on Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 10:26 AM AKST (19:26 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-08 19:26:25 UTC
Depth
109.6 km (68.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.065° N, 152.880° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 115 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 106 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 118 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.150 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 155 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.846 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.056 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.146 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.031 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 84 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 101 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.746 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.925 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.163 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 97 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.65 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 97 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.252 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.841 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.552 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.75 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.69 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 106 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 112 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.17 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.753 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.17 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.767 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.731 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.96 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.267 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.240 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.056 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.238 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 160 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.159 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 93 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.942 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.511 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.079 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.643 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 157 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3611 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.959 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 101 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.863 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.057 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.058 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 134 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.957 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 148 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.064 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 98 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.455 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.617 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.979 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 106 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.710 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.740 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.161 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.347 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.649 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 161 km deep · 32 km away

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