Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 85 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 85 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska on Sun, Sep 4, 2016, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 62 km ESE of McKinley Park, 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
2016-09-05 02:05:16 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.475° N, 147.089° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.679 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.581 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.723 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.824 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.259 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.513 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.69 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.648 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.862 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.622 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.862 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.960 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.778 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.6Central Alaska · 3642 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.631 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.214 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.664 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.821 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.860 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.917 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.0Central Alaska · 3627 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.580 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.65 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.618 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.662 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.752 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.24 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.113 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.4Central Alaska · 3624 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.637 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.636 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.878 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.543 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.672 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.847 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.545 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.948 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.246 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.749 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.661 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.244 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.962 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.970 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

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