M1.5 earthquake 12 km S of Point Possession, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 7, 2016, 4:45 AM AKST

UTC

2016-12-07 13:45:05 UTC

Depth

49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.813° N, 150.701° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

26

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast31 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast62 kmSW

After

1. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 11:59 AM AKST · 3588 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.935 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 1:21 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.717 km ENE of Eagle River, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 3:27 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.826 km W of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 5:59 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 7, 10:57 PM AKST · 3587 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
6. 1.734 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 2:56 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.112 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 4:27 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.647 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 8:20 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.720 km N of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 9:35 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.622 km E of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 11:48 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
11. 1.920 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 1:53 AM AKST · 3586 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.33 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 4:23 AM AKST · 3586 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.518 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 12:36 PM AKST · 3586 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.061 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 10:10 PM AKST · 3585 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.21 km S of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 4:00 AM AKST · 3585 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.4Southern AlaskaSat, Dec 10, 4:31 AM AKST · 3585 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 1:21 AM AKST · 3584 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.639 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 10:13 AM AKST · 3584 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.73 km S of Houston, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 11:44 AM AKST · 3584 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.516 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 9:41 PM AKST · 3583 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
21. 1.948 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 8:04 AM AKST · 3583 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.838 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Dec 12, 9:02 AM AKST · 3583 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
23. 1.925 km S of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 4:23 AM AKST · 3582 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
24. 1.521 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 5:15 AM AKST · 3582 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 10:14 AM AKST · 3582 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.526 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 2:32 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
27. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 3:10 PM AKST · 3582 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
28. 3.329 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 4:31 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
29. 3.327 km E of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 4:31 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
30. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 9:48 PM AKST · 3580 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
31. 1.921 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 3:27 AM AKST · 3580 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
32. 1.97 km SSW of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Dec 15, 1:21 PM AKST · 3580 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.516 km N of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 4:42 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
34. 2.119 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 4:50 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.727 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 7:24 AM AKST · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
36. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 6:27 PM AKST · 3579 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.913 km SE of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 16, 9:02 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
38. 3.53 km SW of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 4:12 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 33
39. 1.818 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 5:00 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
40. 1.613 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:54 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
41. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 1:15 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
42. 1.58 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 1:44 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
43. 1.651 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:24 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
44. 2.711 km W of Houston, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 9:28 AM AKST · 3577 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.720 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 2:46 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 69 km deep · 44 km away
46. 1.633 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 4:13 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
47. 1.760 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 4:27 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
48. 2.331 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 6:36 AM AKST · 3576 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.970 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 8:21 AM AKST · 3576 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.626 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 8:54 AM AKST · 3576 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
51. 1.934 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Dec 19, 1:27 PM AKST · 3576 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.835 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 3:36 AM AKST · 3575 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.96 km WSW of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 6:28 AM AKST · 3575 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
54. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 6:29 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
55. 1.718 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 9:29 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
56. 2.026 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 12:08 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
57. 1.511 km WSW of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:14 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
58. 2.13 km NE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 10:16 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
59. 1.835 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 11:41 AM AKST · 3574 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
60. 1.521 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 4:55 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.639 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 10:15 PM AKST · 3588 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.5Southern AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 1:55 PM AKST · 3589 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.410 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 12:53 PM AKST · 3590 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.745 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 9:01 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.08 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 2:52 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
6. 2.118 km W of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 2:20 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 2:26 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.65 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 1:47 PM AKST · 3591 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.617 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 10:05 AM AKST · 3591 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.713 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Dec 4, 7:28 AM AKST · 3591 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.847 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 2:58 PM AKST · 3592 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.913 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 1:28 PM AKST · 3592 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
13. 1.812 km NW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 10:42 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.936 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 3, 12:58 AM AKST · 3592 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
15. 3.312 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 11:04 PM AKST · 3592 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 51
16. 2.112 km ENE of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Dec 2, 11:45 AM AKST · 3593 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
17. 3.057 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 10:39 PM AKST · 3593 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.616 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 1:47 AM AKST · 3594 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.626 km S of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Nov 30, 11:49 PM AKST · 3594 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
20. 2.222 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Nov 30, 3:56 AM AKST · 3595 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fptszes (also filed as ak14662376). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.