Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 49 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sun, Oct 23, 2016, 12:20 PM AKDT (20:20 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 19 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-23 20:20:44 UTC
Depth
37.1 km (23.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.627° N, 146.227° 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
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.621 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.59 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.636 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.644 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.211 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.621 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.713 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.019 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.217 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.514 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.614 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.648 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.737 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.345 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.831 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.144 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  16. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.811 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.521 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away

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