M1.6 earthquake 72 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 23, 2016, 9:44 PM AKST (06:44 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 56 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
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
- 2016-11-24 06:44:24 UTC
- Depth
- 104.3 km (64.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.242° N, 152.923° 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
- 21
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
- 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.661 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.361 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 140 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.828 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.651 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 139 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.246 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.860 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 109 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.755 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.845 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 121 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.146 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
- 1.952 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 143 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 131 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.859 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 119 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.018 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.846 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.953 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.57 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.366 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.057 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.235 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.441 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 171 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.050 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 156 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.972 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 116 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 108 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.865 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 94 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.759 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 90 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.957 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.367 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.548 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.458 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 143 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.067 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3601 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.632 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.659 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.853 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.849 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.649 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.20 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.350 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 158 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.950 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.157 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.59 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.949 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
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