Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 5:32 AM AKST (14:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 34 km NNE of Whittier, 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: Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 5:32 AM AKST
UTC: 2016-12-09 14:32:04 UTC
Depth: 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.433° N, 147.737° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ft5ebkn (also filed as ak14742212). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.