Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 10:01 PM AKST (07:01 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-14 07:01:18 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.850° N, 148.737° 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
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 33
  13. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.711 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.927 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.89 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
  26. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  33. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3567 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.843 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.69 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.852 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.640 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.914 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.810 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.73 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.14 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.0Central Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.917 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 51
  19. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away

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