M1.6 earthquake 39 km SE of Whittier, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 12:43 PM AKST

UTC

2016-11-17 21:43:12 UTC

Depth

13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.511° N, 148.193° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Girdwood, AlaskaPopulation 2,250. Forecast71 kmSE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast117 kmSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast121 kmSE

After

1. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Nov 17, 8:30 PM AKST · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Nov 19, 9:04 AM AKST · 3607 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Nov 19, 1:42 PM AKST · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.552 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 20, 1:14 AM AKST · 3606 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 20, 2:38 AM AKST · 3606 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Nov 21, 12:17 PM AKST · 3604 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
7. 1.742 km E of Primrose, AlaskaTue, Nov 22, 12:34 PM AKST · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
8. 1.755 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Nov 23, 3:41 AM AKST · 3603 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Nov 23, 4:39 AM AKST · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
10. 2.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Nov 23, 5:45 AM AKST · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 23, 11:39 PM AKST · 3602 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.721 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 25, 9:24 AM AKST · 3601 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.651 km N of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Nov 25, 12:03 PM AKST · 3600 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
14. 3.038 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 10:50 AM AKST · 3599 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
15. 1.531 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 11:58 AM AKST · 3599 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.052 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 2:06 PM AKST · 3599 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.835 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 10:35 PM AKST · 3599 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
18. 2.420 km SSW of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Nov 27, 4:47 PM AKST · 3598 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
19. 1.541 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Nov 28, 2:14 PM AKST · 3597 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Nov 29, 5:47 PM AKST · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.538 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 4:04 AM AKST · 3595 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
22. 1.621 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 3:18 PM AKST · 3593 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
23. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 5:41 PM AKST · 3593 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 6:09 PM AKST · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
25. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 12:13 AM AKST · 3593 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
26. 3.019 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 3:37 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
27. 1.718 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 8:03 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
28. 2.118 km W of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 2:20 AM AKST · 3591 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.410 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 12:53 PM AKST · 3590 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.615 km E of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 8:29 PM AKST · 3590 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
31. 1.647 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 5:36 PM AKST · 3589 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 4:59 AM AKST · 3589 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.046 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 11:51 AM AKST · 3588 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.836 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 8:30 AM AKST · 3588 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
35. 2.044 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 4:07 PM AKST · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.6Southern AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 5:32 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
37. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 3:31 PM AKST · 3586 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
38. 1.626 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 1:03 PM AKST · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
39. 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 1:15 PM AKST · 3584 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
40. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 7:05 PM AKST · 3583 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.650 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 8:43 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 12:59 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
43. 1.744 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:10 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
44. 1.840 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 3:27 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
45. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 12:17 AM AKST · 3577 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
46. 1.737 km W of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 8:19 PM AKST · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.549 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 10:09 PM AKST · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.99 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 10:02 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.522 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 6:12 AM AKST · 3573 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.78 km E of Seward, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 1:03 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
51. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 8:24 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
52. 1.822 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 2:30 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
53. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 9:41 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
54. 2.334 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 12:37 AM AKST · 3570 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 12:53 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
56. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 9:47 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.6Southern AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 12:13 AM AKST · 3568 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.727 km S of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 4:05 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
59. 1.627 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 4:48 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
60. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 8:23 AM AKST · 3567 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

1. 2.237 km E of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Nov 17, 12:47 AM AKST · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Nov 16, 8:22 PM AKST · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Nov 16, 1:31 PM AKST · 3609 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Nov 15, 6:55 PM AKST · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
5. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Nov 15, 5:12 PM AKST · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Nov 15, 7:52 AM AKST · 3611 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.55 km SSW of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Nov 14, 2:10 AM AKST · 3612 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 8:46 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.014 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 6:59 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
10. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 4:40 AM AKST · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 12:57 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 3:39 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 11:12 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 7:31 AM AKST · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 12:04 AM AKST · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.7Southern AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 9:21 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
17. 2.056 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 4:45 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.714 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 2:42 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.549 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 4:17 PM AKST · 3618 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.047 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 1:53 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016esvt3h7 (also filed as ak14402072). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:15 AM UTC.