M1.6 earthquake 15 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 13, 2016, 12:24 PM AKDT (20:24 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km NE of Anchor Point, 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
- 2016-09-13 20:24:55 UTC
- Depth
- 54.8 km (34.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.182° N, 151.763° 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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.631 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.213 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.79 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.625 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.841 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.846 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.844 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.830 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.719 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.255 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.570 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 136 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.75 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.129 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.947 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3670 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.719 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 78 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.521 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.549 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 154 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.258 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.765 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 135 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.255 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.850 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.968 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.613 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.351 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.569 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.01 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.534 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.645 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.721 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.850 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.374 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.251 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.551 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.339 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.023 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.731 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.355 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.060 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 141 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.978 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.614 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.811 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.147 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.952 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.066 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.949 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.126 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.513 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.133 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.243 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.231 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 135 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.155 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.7Southern Alaska · 3676 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.557 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.544 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
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