Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Oct 12, 2016, 8:31 PM AKDT (04:31 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, 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
2016-10-13 04:31:53 UTC
Depth
62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.698° N, 150.811° 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
32

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.630 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.027 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.420 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3643 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.840 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.831 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.810 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.134 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.925 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.518 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.646 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.146 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.525 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.617 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.714 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.619 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.614 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.617 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.916 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.721 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.743 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.640 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.6Central Alaska · 3637 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.033 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.71 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.611 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 4.126 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.223 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.751 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.615 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.741 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 4.119 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.018 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.331 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.65 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.8Central Alaska · 3632 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.414 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.943 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.67 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.612 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.116 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.94 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.69 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.613 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.85 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.523 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.718 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.017 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.519 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.834 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.247 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.08 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.621 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.051 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 126 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.511 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.523 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.62 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.921 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.611 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016d6pt3hb (also filed as ak14201256). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.