Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km S of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km S of Tonsina, Alaska on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 7:35 PM AKST (04:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 40 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-30 04:35:46 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.255° N, 145.091° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.530 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.633 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.217 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.514 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.614 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.825 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.642 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.57 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.138 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.937 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.814 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.547 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.636 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.759 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.776 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.974 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away

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