Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 3:32 AM AKDT (11:32 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ESE of Chickaloon, 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
2016-10-11 11:32:06 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.734° N, 146.521° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.345 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.349 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3627 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 4.114 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 45
  31. 2.313 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.621 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.816 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3615 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.617 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.651 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.144 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.548 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.811 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.521 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3660 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.950 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.237 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.611 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.620 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.549 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away

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