Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Funny River, Alaska on Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 5:07 PM AKDT (01:07 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-28 01:07:05 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.499° N, 150.726° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.818 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.87 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.842 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.517 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.4Southern Alaska · 3719 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.77 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.24 km WNW of Kenai, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.659 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.728 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.512 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.322 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.022 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.522 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.913 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.425 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.17 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 3.423 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.51 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.624 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.740 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.632 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.516 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.314 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 3.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 10
  32. 1.88 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.79 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.09 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.56 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.812 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.911 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.115 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.532 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.733 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.945 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.726 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.926 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.516 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.741 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.213 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.816 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.524 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.826 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.017 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.610 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.821 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.05 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.813 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.68 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.925 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.627 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.943 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.612 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.39 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.612 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.838 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3724 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.315 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3724 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.73 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.518 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.712 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.16 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  14. 2.022 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.87 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.548 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.921 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3727 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.025 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away

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