M1.6 earthquake 10 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 17, 2016, 9:21 PM AKDT

UTC

2016-08-18 05:21:38 UTC

Depth

56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.623° N, 151.113° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

11

• Ridgeway, AlaskaPopulation 2,022. Forecast10 kmN
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast93 kmSW

After

1. 1.5Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 18, 4:50 PM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.9Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 18, 6:07 PM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.821 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Aug 18, 11:57 PM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.05 km N of Sunrise, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 1:49 AM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
5. 1.813 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 3:27 AM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.68 km SW of Sunrise, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 9:27 AM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.679 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 3:17 PM AKDT · 3699 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.925 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 8:15 PM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.627 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 8:35 PM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.960 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 8:46 PM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.017 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Aug 19, 9:32 PM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.314 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 3:31 AM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.226 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 10:16 AM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
14. 1.553 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 11:54 AM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Aug 20, 12:05 PM AKDT · 3698 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 2:07 AM AKDT · 3697 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.532 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 2:55 AM AKDT · 3697 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.336 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 7:45 AM AKDT · 3697 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.124 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 7:58 PM AKDT · 3696 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.620 km S of Sunrise, AlaskaSun, Aug 21, 11:09 PM AKDT · 3696 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.074 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 22, 5:31 AM AKDT · 3696 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
22. 1.527 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Aug 22, 9:19 AM AKDT · 3696 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
23. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 12:41 AM AKDT · 3695 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.832 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 7:34 PM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
25. 1.916 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 8:45 PM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.217 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 11:11 PM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
27. 1.876 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 23, 11:32 PM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
28. 1.620 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 12:15 AM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.526 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 4:20 AM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 5:24 AM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.760 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 8:21 AM AKDT · 3694 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
32. 1.5Southern AlaskaWed, Aug 24, 10:28 PM AKDT · 3693 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
33. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 6:45 AM AKDT · 3693 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
34. 2.018 km SSW of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 9:16 AM AKDT · 3693 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
35. 1.811 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3692 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.99 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 7:52 PM AKDT · 3692 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
37. 1.668 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 25, 11:27 PM AKDT · 3692 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
38. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 7:49 AM AKDT · 3692 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
39. 1.826 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 4:33 PM AKDT · 3692 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.639 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Aug 26, 11:00 PM AKDT · 3691 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.757 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Aug 27, 4:17 AM AKDT · 3691 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.722 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Aug 27, 11:24 AM AKDT · 3691 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
43. 1.929 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Aug 27, 12:29 PM AKDT · 3691 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.63 km SSE of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Aug 27, 9:19 PM AKDT · 3690 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.563 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Aug 28, 9:13 AM AKDT · 3690 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.029 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 12:12 AM AKDT · 3689 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
47. 2.254 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 5:01 AM AKDT · 3689 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.535 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 4:57 PM AKDT · 3688 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
49. 1.832 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 7:17 PM AKDT · 3688 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.624 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 7:18 PM AKDT · 3688 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.513 km NNW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Aug 29, 7:41 PM AKDT · 3688 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
52. 2.146 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 30, 8:11 AM AKDT · 3688 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
53. 1.627 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 31, 4:50 AM AKDT · 3687 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
54. 4.560 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 1, 4:27 AM AKDT · 3686 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 37 · tsunami flag
55. 1.611 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 1, 1:33 PM AKDT · 3686 days ago · 67 km deep · 45 km away
56. 1.610 km S of Soldotna, AlaskaThu, Sep 1, 3:52 PM AKDT · 3686 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
57. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 1:45 AM AKDT · 3685 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
58. 1.558 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 8:03 AM AKDT · 3685 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
59. 1.729 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Sep 2, 8:59 PM AKDT · 3684 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
60. 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 3, 4:32 PM AKDT · 3684 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.017 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Aug 17, 3:33 AM AKDT · 3701 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
2. 1.826 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 17, 2:54 AM AKDT · 3701 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.627 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 17, 2:15 AM AKDT · 3701 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Aug 17, 1:11 AM AKDT · 3701 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
5. 1.524 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Aug 17, 12:25 AM AKDT · 3701 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
6. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 16, 5:02 AM AKDT · 3702 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.816 km S of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Aug 16, 4:53 AM AKDT · 3702 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.213 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 15, 1:10 PM AKDT · 3703 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.741 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Aug 14, 7:43 PM AKDT · 3703 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.637 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Aug 14, 3:49 PM AKDT · 3704 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
11. 1.868 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 13, 12:27 PM AKDT · 3705 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.516 km SSW of Sunrise, AlaskaFri, Aug 12, 6:51 PM AKDT · 3705 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
13. 1.724 km NW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Aug 12, 12:42 PM AKDT · 3706 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.683 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 12, 6:09 AM AKDT · 3706 days ago · 134 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.926 km WSW of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Aug 11, 5:31 PM AKDT · 3706 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.726 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Aug 11, 5:59 AM AKDT · 3707 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 10, 8:47 PM AKDT · 3707 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
18. 1.738 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Aug 10, 4:46 PM AKDT · 3707 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.945 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 10, 12:43 PM AKDT · 3708 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.736 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Aug 10, 8:27 AM AKDT · 3708 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016am48x33. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.