M1.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Dec 3, 1996, 7:33 AM AKST

UTC

1996-12-03 16:33:52 UTC

Depth

77.4 km (48.1 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.200° N, 152.028° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

15

• Ninilchik, AlaskaPopulation 883. Forecast26 kmNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast162 kmSW

After

1. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:50 PM AKST · 10897 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
2. 3.854 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Dec 4, 12:11 AM AKST · 10897 days ago · 144 km deep · 72 km away
3. 3.540 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Dec 5, 6:38 AM AKST · 10896 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
4. 3.440 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 5, 12:21 PM AKST · 10895 days ago · 88 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.325 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 7, 5:23 AM AKST · 10894 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
6. 3.551 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Dec 8, 7:07 AM AKST · 10893 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
7. 3.946 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 8, 2:23 PM AKST · 10892 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.513 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Dec 8, 2:33 PM AKST · 10892 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.361 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 11, 3:19 AM AKST · 10890 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
10. 3.154 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 11, 11:41 PM AKST · 10889 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.420 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaThu, Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST · 10888 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.39 km N of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 4:33 AM AKST · 10888 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.616 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 10:57 AM AKST · 10887 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.657 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 5:10 PM AKST · 10887 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.464 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Dec 13, 6:26 PM AKST · 10887 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.8Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Dec 14, 3:43 AM AKST · 10887 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
17. 3.353 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 14, 6:25 AM AKST · 10887 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
18. 2.148 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 12:36 AM AKST · 10885 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
19. 3.260 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 16, 9:10 PM AKST · 10884 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 5:50 AM AKST · 10884 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
21. 2.342 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 3:20 PM AKST · 10883 days ago · 97 km deep · 21 km away
22. 2.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 17, 4:51 PM AKST · 10883 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
23. 3.651 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 9:06 AM AKST · 10883 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
24. 2.79 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 1:36 PM AKST · 10882 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
25. 2.91 km NNE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 3:53 PM AKST · 10882 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
26. 3.347 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 5:12 PM AKST · 10882 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
27. 2.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 18, 10:56 PM AKST · 10882 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
28. 2.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, Dec 19, 7:19 AM AKST · 10882 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
29. 3.462 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 20, 10:58 PM AKST · 10880 days ago · -2 km deep · 62 km away
30. 2.417 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 5:01 AM AKST · 10880 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
31. 2.21 km SSE of Kenai, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 10:05 AM AKST · 10880 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
32. 3.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 4:21 PM AKST · 10879 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
33. 2.55 km E of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 9:16 AM AKST · 10879 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
34. 2.165 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Dec 22, 9:47 AM AKST · 10879 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
35. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 6:59 PM AKST · 10877 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 8:25 PM AKST · 10877 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
37. 3.129 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 9:43 PM AKST · 10877 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.222 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 11:09 PM AKST · 10877 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
39. 3.057 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 12:10 AM AKST · 10877 days ago · 160 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.012 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 3:40 AM AKST · 10877 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
41. 2.511 km NNE of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 12:58 PM AKST · 10876 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
42. 2.456 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 2:15 PM AKST · 10876 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
43. 2.870 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Dec 24, 4:02 PM AKST · 10876 days ago · 129 km deep · 57 km away
44. 2.713 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 10:18 PM AKST · 10875 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
45. 3.737 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 4:27 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
46. 2.717 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 6:06 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
47. 2.360 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 26, 7:13 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
48. 3.745 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 2:25 PM AKST · 10873 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
49. 3.149 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 9:23 AM AKST · 10873 days ago · 157 km deep · 79 km away
50. 2.136 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 11:41 AM AKST · 10872 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.867 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 4:40 PM AKST · 10872 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
52. 3.058 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 10:54 PM AKST · 10872 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
53. 2.441 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 29, 2:44 AM AKST · 10872 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
54. 2.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 29, 12:06 PM AKST · 10871 days ago · 91 km deep · 47 km away
55. 2.25 km S of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 29, 9:54 PM AKST · 10871 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
56. 2.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 30, 10:17 PM AKST · 10870 days ago · 100 km deep · 25 km away
57. 2.08 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 2:54 AM AKST · 10870 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
58. 2.918 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 8:19 AM AKST · 10870 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
59. 2.139 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 3:02 PM AKST · 10869 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
60. 2.28 km SW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jan 1, 11:32 PM AKST · 10868 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 2.331 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 3, 7:17 AM AKST · 10898 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.957 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 10:26 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.5Southern AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 4:14 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 140 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.87 km NW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 3:38 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.252 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 30, 3:30 PM AKST · 10900 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 29, 3:33 PM AKST · 10901 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
7. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Nov 28, 7:53 PM AKST · 10902 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
8. 3.060 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Nov 27, 2:33 AM AKST · 10904 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.65 km E of Kenai, AlaskaTue, Nov 26, 4:45 PM AKST · 10904 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.751 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Nov 26, 9:06 AM AKST · 10905 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.366 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Nov 25, 12:20 AM AKST · 10906 days ago · 157 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.943 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 8:52 PM AKST · 10907 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Nov 23, 10:04 AM AKST · 10908 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
14. 2.665 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 11:49 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 144 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.740 km ESE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Nov 22, 10:04 PM AKST · 10908 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 5:30 PM AKST · 10910 days ago · 83 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 4:24 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Nov 20, 1:43 AM AKST · 10911 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
19. 2.28 km SSE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 6:33 AM AKST · 10912 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
20. 3.562 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Nov 19, 2:17 AM AKST · 10912 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away

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