Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 6:00 AM AKST (15:00 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 68 km N of Lake Minchumina, 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
2016-12-09 15:00:02 UTC
Depth
18.2 km (11.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.736° N, 151.000° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km SSE of Rampart, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.06 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.95 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.7Central Alaska · 3582 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.643 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.819 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.770 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.927 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.042 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.926 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.959 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.265 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.728 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.270 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.545 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.519 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.0Central Alaska · 3555 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.626 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.947 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.638 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.836 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.538 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.038 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.736 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.568 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.558 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.840 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.943 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.341 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 136
  4. 1.636 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.927 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.539 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.821 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.144 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.041 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.526 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.235 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.78 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.859 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.627 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.261 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ft5sw57 (also filed as ak14706014). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.