M1.6 earthquake 29 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Sep 14, 2016, 1:25 AM AKDT

UTC

2016-09-14 09:25:46 UTC

Depth

78.4 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.811° N, 151.767° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

25

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast29 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast110 kmWSW

After

1. 1.818 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Sep 14, 7:46 AM AKDT · 3673 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
2. 2.037 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Sep 14, 10:48 PM AKDT · 3672 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.719 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Sep 15, 7:23 PM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.729 km N of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 15, 8:01 PM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.575 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 2:02 AM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 127 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.570 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 2:32 AM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 136 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.129 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 7:31 AM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 73 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.016 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Sep 16, 10:55 AM AKDT · 3671 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.9Southern AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 1:23 AM AKDT · 3670 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.719 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 4:01 AM AKDT · 3670 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 12:26 PM AKDT · 3670 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.235 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 6:11 PM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.330 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 6:20 PM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.726 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 6:36 PM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.615 km W of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Sep 17, 7:57 PM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.945 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 18, 12:47 AM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 98 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.968 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Sep 18, 8:28 AM AKDT · 3669 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.125 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Sep 18, 1:21 PM AKDT · 3668 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.613 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Sep 18, 8:47 PM AKDT · 3668 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.527 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Sep 19, 11:07 PM AKDT · 3667 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.850 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 20, 6:01 AM AKDT · 3667 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
22. 2.374 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Sep 20, 8:12 AM AKDT · 3667 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.251 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 20, 1:56 PM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.339 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Sep 20, 2:59 PM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.152 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Sep 20, 7:35 PM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.023 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 2:36 AM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 78 km deep · 15 km away
27. 1.731 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 8:52 AM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 9:51 AM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.759 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 10:51 AM AKDT · 3666 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 3:12 PM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.355 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 5:10 PM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
32. 1.978 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 7:31 PM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 138 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.644 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, Sep 21, 9:56 PM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
34. 1.526 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 2:43 AM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 3:21 AM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.646 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 10:27 AM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 83 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 11:09 AM AKDT · 3665 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.8Southern AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 6:10 PM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
39. 2.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Sep 22, 6:25 PM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.825 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 2:51 AM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 2:59 AM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
42. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 5:34 AM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
43. 2.144 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 7:35 AM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.8Southern AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 11:23 AM AKDT · 3664 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
45. 1.621 km N of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 6:27 PM AKDT · 3663 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
46. 1.552 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 7:20 PM AKDT · 3663 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
47. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Sep 23, 8:45 PM AKDT · 3663 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.144 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Sep 24, 6:57 PM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
49. 2.249 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 12:33 AM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.718 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 6:38 AM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
51. 1.555 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 6:51 AM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
52. 1.51 km NE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 8:50 AM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.850 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Sep 25, 9:45 AM AKDT · 3662 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
54. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 12:10 AM AKDT · 3661 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
55. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 1:10 AM AKDT · 3661 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
56. 1.672 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Sep 26, 8:17 PM AKDT · 3660 days ago · 147 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.371 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Sep 27, 6:08 AM AKDT · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
58. 1.560 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 27, 3:50 PM AKDT · 3659 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
59. 2.339 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Sep 27, 4:14 PM AKDT · 3659 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
60. 1.681 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Sep 27, 10:23 PM AKDT · 3659 days ago · 138 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.79 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 11:35 PM AKDT · 3673 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.213 km S of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 11:05 PM AKDT · 3673 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.661 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 8:36 PM AKDT · 3673 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.7Southern AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 6:19 PM AKDT · 3673 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.615 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 12:24 PM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.811 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 11:26 AM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.952 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Sep 13, 6:44 AM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
8. 1.513 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 11:30 PM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.872 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 7:00 PM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.133 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 4:51 PM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.124 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 2:11 PM AKDT · 3674 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.731 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Sep 12, 6:13 AM AKDT · 3675 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.677 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Sep 11, 11:18 PM AKDT · 3675 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.231 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Sep 11, 10:56 PM AKDT · 3675 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.857 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Sep 11, 12:53 PM AKDT · 3676 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.557 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 8:32 PM AKDT · 3676 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.544 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 5:00 PM AKDT · 3676 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 4:39 PM AKDT · 3676 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.562 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 9:07 AM AKDT · 3677 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.223 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Sep 10, 5:54 AM AKDT · 3677 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016buu5wc7 (also filed as ak13972757). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.