Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Wed, Nov 9, 2016, 4:51 AM AKST (13:51 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-09 13:51:35 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.341° N, 150.233° 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
55

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 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.256 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.636 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.426 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.626 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.557 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.629 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.737 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.847 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.534 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.570 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.857 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.614 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.522 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.64 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.320 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.648 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.754 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.160 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.510 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.524 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.753 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.612 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.716 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.563 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.540 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.858 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.511 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.722 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.624 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.967 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.649 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.066 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.15 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.659 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.648 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.221 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.358 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.518 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.540 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.92 km NNE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.614 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.712 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.949 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.126 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.826 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 3618 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.534 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.120 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.527 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.155 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.619 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016efism6k (also filed as ak14311470). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.