Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Oct 26, 2016, 5:54 AM AKDT (13:54 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-10-26 13:54:37 UTC
Depth
47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.966° N, 150.530° 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
51

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.644 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.610 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.96 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.98 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.811 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.752 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.560 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.024 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.834 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.210 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.54 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.512 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.556 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.116 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.77 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.123 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.73 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.715 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.944 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.514 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.921 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.64 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.942 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.722 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.56 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.64 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.921 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.721 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.938 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.56 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.016 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.725 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.020 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.738 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.632 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.57 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.719 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.519 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.612 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.822 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.943 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.521 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.527 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.331 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.443 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.018 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.86 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.018 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.737 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 41 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dsdaekg (also filed as ak14272784). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.