Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska on Sun, Nov 27, 2016, 4:47 PM AKST (01:47 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 34 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-28 01:47:44 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.614° N, 148.857° 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
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.637 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.216 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.538 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.025 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.913 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.718 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.118 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.410 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.615 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.647 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.046 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.836 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.044 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.626 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.744 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.840 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.99 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.523 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.78 km E of Seward, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.720 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  36. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.519 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.628 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.226 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3567 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.727 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.627 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.89 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.727 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.626 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.541 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.126 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.927 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.67 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.623 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.839 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.531 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.038 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.651 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.522 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.721 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.89 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.515 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.755 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.77 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.742 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.031 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.625 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.731 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016faqu646 (also filed as ak14460899). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.