Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 4:31 AM AKST (13:31 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 52 km W of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-10 13:31:35 UTC
Depth
61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.433° N, 150.953° 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
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 168 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.516 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 49 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.948 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.521 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.827 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.928 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.329 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  13. 3.327 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 64 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.141 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.921 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.510 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.913 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.742 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 33
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3578 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.613 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.633 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.651 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.618 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.711 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.720 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.927 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.626 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.570 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.934 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.835 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.532 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.718 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.071 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.835 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.645 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 114 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.973 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.073 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.628 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 3.133 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.81 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.024 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.69 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.512 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.720 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.21 km S of Beluga, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.622 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.720 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.971 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.826 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.512 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.823 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.410 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fusc35x (also filed as ak14708658). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.