Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 7:52 AM AKST (16:52 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-15 16:52:48 UTC
Depth
29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.809° N, 148.614° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.639 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3607 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.915 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.731 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.031 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.742 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.77 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.755 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.651 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.038 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.531 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.052 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.420 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.541 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.216 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.012 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.538 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.621 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.019 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.718 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.118 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.410 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.615 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.647 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.046 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.044 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.626 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.056 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.27 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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