Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km ENE of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Willow, Alaska on Tue, Nov 8, 2016, 7:38 PM AKST (04:38 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km E of Skwentna, 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
2016-11-09 04:38:40 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.796° N, 149.833° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.92 km NNE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.12 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.716 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.626 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.816 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.629 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.737 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.847 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3615 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.812 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.614 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.522 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.64 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.320 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.72 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.510 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.524 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.612 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.716 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.511 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.617 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.722 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 44 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.826 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.15 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.823 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.221 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.518 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.518 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.932 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.635 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.716 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.58 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.722 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.2Central Alaska · 3607 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.915 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.024 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.48 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.734 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.83 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.626 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.23 km WNW of Knik River, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.411 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.516 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.616 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.530 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.126 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.826 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.619 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.427 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.313 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 4.114 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 45
  18. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away

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