Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 1:59 PM AKDT (21:59 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 52 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-04 21:59:58 UTC
Depth
102.4 km (63.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.209° N, 152.805° 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
16

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 119 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.868 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 117 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.124 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.731 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.649 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 161 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.347 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.161 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.740 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.710 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.979 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 112 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.617 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.455 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.064 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.961 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 105 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 148 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.957 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.36 km E of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 108 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.752 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 106 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.063 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 105 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 118 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.150 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 155 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.846 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.056 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.152 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.146 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.031 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 84 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.746 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.925 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.713 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.858 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 104 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.65 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.252 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.841 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.552 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.111 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.75 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.69 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 106 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.753 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.952 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.546 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.656 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.160 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.186 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 169 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.846 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 110 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.157 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.068 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 99 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.517 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.938 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 133 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.132 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.722 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.547 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 168 km deep · 41 km away

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