Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 11:47 PM AKST (08:47 UTC), 16 km (10 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
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-30 08:47:37 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.190° N, 149.981° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (II) at Talkeetna. Also felt at Anchorage, Chugiak, Eagle River, Wasilla and Willow.

From the USGS event page for ak016fe62vug. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
73

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.222 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.920 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.625 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.19 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.921 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.62 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.034 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.739 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.217 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.231 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.916 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.630 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 51
  22. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.845 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.523 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.0Central Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.736 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 4.226 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 145 · tsunami flag
  28. 1.624 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.617 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.534 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.823 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.826 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.4Southern Alaska · 3586 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.931 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.516 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.049 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.734 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.229 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.867 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.337 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.516 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.0Central Alaska · 3598 days ago · 48 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.628 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.023 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.616 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.038 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.56 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.43 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.58 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.85 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.87 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.71 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.915 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.669 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.619 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fe62vug (also filed as ak14495283, us10007d8k). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.