Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sat, Oct 22, 2016, 2:58 PM AKDT (22:58 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Talkeetna forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-22 22:58:51 UTC
Depth
61.7 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.292° N, 150.529° 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
49

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 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.741 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.119 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.65 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.753 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.533 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.2Central Alaska · 3633 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.8Central Alaska · 3632 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.414 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.556 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.943 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.67 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.66 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.116 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.66 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 57 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.96 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.541 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.720 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.560 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.6Central Alaska · 3629 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.834 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.013 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 55 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.558 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 134 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.528 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.956 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.510 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.966 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.54 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.630 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.514 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.953 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.921 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.126 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.343 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.64 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.619 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.721 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.356 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.660 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.626 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.64 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 3634 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.223 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 90 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.126 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.656 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.556 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.71 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.033 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 3637 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.938 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.640 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.061 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.721 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dlwit0f (also filed as ak14257160). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.