M1.6 earthquake 41 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, May 17, 2016, 2:37 AM AKDT (10:37 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 67 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-17 10:37:11 UTC
- Depth
- 72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.090° N, 152.419° 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
- 29
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 190 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.767 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.447 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.453 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.673 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.652 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3792 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.624 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.156 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.739 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.857 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.571 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.931 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.761 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.356 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.646 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3790 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.763 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.861 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.852 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 1.829 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3788 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.062 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.740 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3787 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3786 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.960 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.634 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.557 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.964 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.647 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.063 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3785 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3784 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.240 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.628 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.667 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.151 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.650 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 60 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.624 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 141 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.551 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.840 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.839 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 70 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.557 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 96 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.941 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.492 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.241 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3782 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.230 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.07 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3793 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3794 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.955 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.742 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.148 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.538 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3796 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.551 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.944 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.541 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3797 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.356 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3797 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.265 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.733 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.755 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
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