Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 5:20 AM AKDT (13:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-03 13:20:59 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.623° N, 146.336° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.531 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.910 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.713 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.218 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.210 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.722 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.940 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.747 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.029 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.549 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.620 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.611 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.237 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.713 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.950 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3660 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.521 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.811 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  36. 2.144 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.831 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.345 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.651 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.349 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.234 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.543 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.317 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNE of Tazlina, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.533 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3694 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3694 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.824 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.035 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 27 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 4.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016bcplrrz (also filed as ak13897118). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC.