Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2016, 4:27 AM AKDT (12:27 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km NE of Happy Valley, 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
2016-05-01 12:27:52 UTC
Depth
38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.025° N, 150.079° 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46 km NE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.339 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.27 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.612 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.57 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.760 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.214 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3803 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.45 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.526 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.222 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.010 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.576 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.611 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.920 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.57 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.920 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.18 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.07 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.521 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.72 km ENE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.624 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.915 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.64 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 59 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.06 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.524 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.541 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.510 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.143 km W of Seward, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.935 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.815 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.56 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.527 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.519 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.516 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.458 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.739 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.86 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.516 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.010 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.628 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.522 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.526 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.67 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.618 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.57 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.928 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.55 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.216 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.715 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.518 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.514 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.88 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.224 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.620 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.128 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.928 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3809 days ago · 54 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.715 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.627 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.69 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.112 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.915 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3811 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.639 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.616 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3812 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.514 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3813 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3814 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.21 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.615 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.515 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3815 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.213 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.931 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3816 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.63 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3817 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away

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