Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska on Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 12:58 PM AKDT (20:58 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-25 20:58:03 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.493° N, 148.966° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.848 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.69 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.623 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.024 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.116 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.631 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.047 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.056 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.65 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.014 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.639 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.016 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.915 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.731 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 4.031 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  51. 1.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.742 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.755 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.89 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.721 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.86 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.320 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.634 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.718 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.516 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.848 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.99 km W of Seward, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.916 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.532 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.618 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.66 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.546 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.054 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.651 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.616 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

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