Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km W of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km W of Hope, Alaska on Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 9:51 PM AKDT (05:51 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-28 05:51:45 UTC
Depth
49.5 km (30.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.927° N, 150.085° 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.54 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.116 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.73 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.715 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.944 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.514 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.921 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.64 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.64 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.938 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.56 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  32. 1.725 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.020 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 42 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.632 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.57 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.126 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.36 km E of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.712 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.731 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.818 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.713 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.111 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.623 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.811 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.96 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.610 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.515 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.69 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.911 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.519 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.612 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.822 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.943 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.521 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.65 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dvjl06q (also filed as ak14280656). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.