Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SE of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Hope, Alaska on Thu, May 5, 2016, 12:51 AM AKDT (08:51 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km N of Susitna, 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
2016-05-05 08:51:29 UTC
Depth
37.3 km (23.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.897° N, 149.592° 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
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.214 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.69 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.919 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.710 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.810 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.725 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.023 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.526 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.222 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.312 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.89 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.019 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.620 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.920 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.718 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.62 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.14 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.93 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.57 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.012 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.926 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.55 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.76 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.519 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.521 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.527 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.72 km ENE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.38 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.84 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.915 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.127 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.64 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.619 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.011 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 40 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.510 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.98 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.143 km W of Seward, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.98 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.96 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.914 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.56 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.67 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.815 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.511 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.96 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.63 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3779 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.516 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.739 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.827 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.57 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.612 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.721 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.57 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.68 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.17 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.521 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.51 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.026 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.620 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.69 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.617 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.27 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.022 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.119 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away

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