Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska on Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 7:31 AM AKST (16:31 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-10 16:31:59 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.635° N, 149.400° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.65 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.19 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.718 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.823 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.518 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.639 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.13 km WSW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.716 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.612 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.612 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.712 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.016 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.915 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.810 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.731 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.411 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 4.031 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  41. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.742 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.755 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.74 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.69 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.89 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.721 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.651 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 3.038 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.619 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.420 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.09 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.637 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.216 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.626 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.433 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.631 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.56 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away

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