Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km S of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km S of Nelchina, Alaska on Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 9:51 AM AKST (18:51 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2016-12-26 18:51:23 UTC
Depth
31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.831° N, 146.798° 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
44

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 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.516 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.548 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.814 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.517 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.547 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.217 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.146 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.817 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.816 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.510 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.018 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.09 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.512 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.718 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.648 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.640 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.737 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.615 km WSW of Gulkana, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.57 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.737 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.648 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.614 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016glc12hx (also filed as ak14795527). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.