Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska on Fri, May 6, 2016, 12:06 AM AKDT (08:06 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10 km N of Susitna, 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
2016-05-06 08:06:54 UTC
Depth
36.7 km (22.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.683° N, 149.503° 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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.919 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.710 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.725 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.65 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.023 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.58 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.519 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.019 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.620 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.51 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.718 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.62 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.14 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.021 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.826 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.913 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.319 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.926 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.76 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.050 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.519 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.527 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.613 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.66 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.319 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.640 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.022 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.942 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.84 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.623 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.418 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.922 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.522 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.527 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.634 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.127 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.819 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.238 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.619 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.719 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.011 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.29 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.98 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.98 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.96 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.529 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.619 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.837 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.914 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.832 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.744 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.93 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.622 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.721 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.551 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.714 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.17 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.724 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.521 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.026 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.169 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.518 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.737 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.318 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.711 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.617 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.528 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away

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