Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 75 km NW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 75 km NW of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 10:29 AM AKST (19:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, 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
2016-12-28 19:29:31 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.512° N, 146.792° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.480 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.962 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.940 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.631 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.277 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.476 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.541 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.974 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.662 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.3Central Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.636 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.762 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.945 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.736 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.139 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.959 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.782 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.723 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.488 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.734 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.531 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.634 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.522 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.540 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.617 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.738 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.664 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.447 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.132 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.671 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.187 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.661 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.171 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.863 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.780 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.280 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.631 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.656 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.869 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.634 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.946 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.917 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.927 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.627 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.568 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.562 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

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