Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km E of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km E of Houston, Alaska on Tue, Nov 1, 2016, 2:56 PM AKDT (22:56 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, 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
2016-11-01 22:56:14 UTC
Depth
36.5 km (22.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.630° N, 149.743° 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
32

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.023 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.541 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.53 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.018 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.51 km NE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.016 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.821 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.725 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.17 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 4.114 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 45
  22. 2.313 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.427 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.619 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.632 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.826 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.126 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.712 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.614 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.92 km NNE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.12 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.626 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.816 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.629 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.737 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.847 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3615 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.614 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.522 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.64 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 3.320 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.626 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.64 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.921 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.944 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.514 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.54 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.013 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.834 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.024 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016e2fvrlz (also filed as ak14291965). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.