Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 4:44 AM AKST (13:44 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km SSW of Nanwalek, 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
2016-03-08 13:44:43 UTC
Depth
84.6 km (52.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.534° N, 152.543° 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
24

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.731 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 79 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.744 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 123 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.154 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.238 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 172 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.56 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.618 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.612 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.816 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.837 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3862 days ago · 74 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.139 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.659 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.140 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.230 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 149 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.668 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.329 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.460 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.125 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.062 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.152 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 105 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.944 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.758 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 102 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3859 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.051 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 105 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.033 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.850 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 110 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.864 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.931 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.157 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.228 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 156 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.616 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 4.742 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 333 · tsunami flag
  57. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.452 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.951 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.854 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.921 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 103 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.143 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.757 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.960 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.844 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away

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