M1.6 earthquake 18 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 5:19 PM AKST

UTC

2016-12-23 02:19:39 UTC

Depth

84.0 km (52.2 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.717° N, 151.631° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

50

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast19 kmW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast109 kmWSW

After

1. 1.523 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 6:04 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.81 km NE of Kenai, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 7:05 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.286 km NE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 7:34 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 156 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.024 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 12:35 AM AKST · 3573 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
5. 2.981 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 9:06 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 11:12 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.512 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 5:32 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.720 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 7:11 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.541 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 8:06 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.67 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 12:04 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.127 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 4:47 AM AKST · 3572 days ago · 81 km deep · 17 km away
12. 1.519 km E of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 12:16 PM AKST · 3571 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.621 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 5:05 PM AKST · 3571 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
14. 1.737 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 6:57 PM AKST · 3571 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 3:24 AM AKST · 3571 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
16. 2.528 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 4:56 AM AKST · 3571 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.859 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 10:45 AM AKST · 3570 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.628 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 3:25 PM AKST · 3570 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.66 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 8:20 PM AKST · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.226 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 9:06 PM AKST · 3570 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.757 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 2:41 AM AKST · 3570 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.869 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 4:08 AM AKST · 3570 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.168 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 6:44 AM AKST · 3570 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
24. 1.554 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 8:34 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
25. 2.09 km E of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 11:17 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 12:43 PM AKST · 3569 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
27. 1.541 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 12:58 PM AKST · 3569 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.612 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 3:45 PM AKST · 3569 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
29. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 7:34 PM AKST · 3569 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
30. 1.5Southern AlaskaMon, Dec 26, 9:37 PM AKST · 3569 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 3:07 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 3:16 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.061 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 4:27 AM AKST · 3569 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
34. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 4:09 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 4:50 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
36. 1.632 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 6:14 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
37. 2.19 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 6:59 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
38. 2.226 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 8:45 PM AKST · 3568 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.130 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 12:06 AM AKST · 3568 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.74 km WSW of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 3:08 AM AKST · 3568 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
41. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 12:46 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
42. 2.048 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 8:25 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.969 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 8:40 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
44. 2.050 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 5:00 AM AKST · 3567 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
45. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 5:07 AM AKST · 3567 days ago · 79 km deep · 9 km away
46. 1.991 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 11:54 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 153 km deep · 73 km away
47. 1.975 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:05 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 130 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:14 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
49. 3.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:19 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
50. 1.97 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:28 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
51. 2.686 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:40 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 152 km deep · 72 km away
52. 1.645 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 1:05 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 86 km deep · 27 km away
53. 1.732 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 3:24 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.770 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 3:53 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
55. 2.727 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 5:54 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.74 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 6:14 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.154 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 1:28 PM AKST · 3565 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
58. 1.873 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 31, 9:44 PM AKST · 3564 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
59. 1.654 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Jan 1, 2:43 AM AKST · 3564 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.645 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jan 1, 4:41 AM AKST · 3564 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.133 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 4:44 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 15 km away
2. 1.628 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 12:38 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 3:33 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
4. 3.073 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 2:35 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 2:12 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.074 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 12:18 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.973 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 9:22 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.56 km S of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 5:36 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.521 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 4:55 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.835 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 11:41 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
11. 2.13 km NE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:16 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.511 km WSW of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:14 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.8Southern AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 9:27 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.362 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 8:57 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.071 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 3:19 AM AKST · 3575 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.37 km S of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 2:11 AM AKST · 3575 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.026 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 12:08 AM AKST · 3575 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.718 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 9:29 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
19. 2.293 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 8:35 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 168 km deep · 74 km away
20. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 6:29 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gg3p9mc (also filed as ak14778425). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:48 AM UTC.