M1.6 earthquake 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Dec 8, 2016, 8:20 AM AKST (17:20 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 52 km NE of Pedro Bay, 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
- 2016-12-08 17:20:44 UTC
- Depth
- 86.6 km (53.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.369° N, 152.246° 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
- 40
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.720 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.970 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 120 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.959 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.518 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.061 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.156 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.036 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 88 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.54 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.774 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.538 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 86 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.423 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 82 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.747 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.937 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.838 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 128 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 129 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.150 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.073 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.925 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.532 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 76 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.526 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.246 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 97 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.311 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3580 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.165 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.657 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.542 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.143 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.148 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.112 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.734 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.264 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.935 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.832 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.512 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.749 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 132 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 77 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.676 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 129 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.526 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 115 km deep · 60 km away
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