Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km WSW of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Healy, Alaska on Sun, Aug 14, 2016, 1:53 AM AKDT (09:53 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 49 km ESE of McKinley Park, 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
2016-08-14 09:53:45 UTC
Depth
120.5 km (74.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.828° N, 149.262° 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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.548 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.970 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.962 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.511 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.244 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.074 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.620 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.661 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.639 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.834 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.749 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.246 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.948 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.545 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.847 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.164 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.269 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.15 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.952 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.270 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.133 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.721 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.756 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.648 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.646 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.047 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.844 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.222 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 141 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.518 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.849 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 134 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.648 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.853 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.544 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.852 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.620 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.666 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.452 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.730 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.121 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 112 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.84 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 121 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.134 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 3.264 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.946 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 124 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.563 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.633 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.733 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.97 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.872 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.756 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 136 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 3710 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.751 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.554 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.769 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.775 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.542 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.148 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.831 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.6Central Alaska · 3720 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away

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