Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska on Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 11:11 PM AKDT (07:11 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-29 07:11:26 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.502° N, 151.303° 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
46

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 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.651 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.8Southern Alaska · 3811 days ago · 79 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.519 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.822 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.871 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.915 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.421 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.112 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.528 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.036 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.627 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.715 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.920 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.629 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.649 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.877 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.928 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.128 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.640 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.620 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.635 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.026 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.51 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.724 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.965 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.75 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.46 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.68 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.339 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.721 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.27 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.57 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.755 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.451 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.721 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.612 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.466 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.57 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.755 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.268 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3805 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.547 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.852 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.526 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.955 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.640 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.214 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.668 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.540 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.69 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.022 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.849 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.523 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.634 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.537 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.768 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.069 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.318 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.563 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.622 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.635 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.119 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.514 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0165ikq3dw (also filed as ak13503264). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.