Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 9:54 AM AKST (18:54 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, 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
2016-11-06 18:54:09 UTC
Depth
42.4 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.943° N, 150.171° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.632 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.57 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.126 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.36 km E of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.712 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.731 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.818 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.713 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.111 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.65 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.55 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.19 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.718 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.510 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.510 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.87 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.612 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.716 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.719 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.639 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.511 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.511 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.15 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.823 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.637 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.518 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.518 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.635 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.13 km WSW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.716 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.612 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.612 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.020 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.725 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.56 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.938 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.64 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.64 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away

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