Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 33 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 4:44 PM AKST (01:44 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 61 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 4:44 PM AKST
UTC: 2016-12-23 01:44:43 UTC
Depth: 80.3 km (49.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.778° N, 151.869° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 163

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gg397a4 (also filed as ak14778404, us10007m5r). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.