Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Willow, Alaska on Sat, Sep 24, 2016, 4:24 PM AKDT (00:24 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km W of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-25 00:24:27 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.865° N, 150.265° 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
48

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 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.350 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.555 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.51 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.639 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.015 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.511 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.738 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.328 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.729 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.517 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.621 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.518 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.034 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.521 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.811 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.621 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.75 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.713 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.537 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.624 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.715 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.88 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.58 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.57 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.220 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.216 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.636 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.227 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.11 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.723 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.919 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.618 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.510 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3649 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.722 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.316 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.94 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.429 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.528 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.629 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.611 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.921 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 43 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.62 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.621 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.08 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.247 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.53 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.113 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.144 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.618 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.627 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.957 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.526 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.820 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.717 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.714 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.152 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.527 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.632 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.125 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away

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