Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska on Thu, Oct 20, 2016, 11:23 AM AKDT (19:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-20 19:23:08 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.956° N, 147.865° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.611 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.86 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.822 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.543 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.848 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.610 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.623 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.722 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  30. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 4.114 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 45
  34. 2.313 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.714 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.056 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.816 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3614 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.557 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.546 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.054 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.651 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.144 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.621 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 4.04 km W of Sunrise, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 148 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.914 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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