M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Oct 3, 2016, 1:57 PM AKDT

UTC

2016-10-03 21:57:21 UTC

Depth

52.7 km (32.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.588° N, 150.814° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast6 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast86 kmSW

After

1. 1.624 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Oct 3, 2:02 PM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.615 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Oct 3, 5:30 PM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.99 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 12:25 AM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.414 km WSW of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 3:00 AM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
5. 3.23 km S of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 3:26 AM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.211 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 4:56 AM AKDT · 3653 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.82 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 10:03 AM AKDT · 3652 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
8. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 7:12 PM AKDT · 3652 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.113 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 4, 11:14 PM AKDT · 3652 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.016 km N of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Oct 5, 5:04 AM AKDT · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Oct 5, 7:48 AM AKDT · 3652 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
12. 1.811 km NNE of Fritz Creek, AlaskaWed, Oct 5, 4:57 PM AKDT · 3651 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.860 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Oct 5, 8:03 PM AKDT · 3651 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Oct 6, 5:14 AM AKDT · 3651 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Oct 6, 5:48 PM AKDT · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.723 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Oct 6, 5:49 PM AKDT · 3650 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
17. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Oct 7, 3:56 PM AKDT · 3649 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.722 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaFri, Oct 7, 11:33 PM AKDT · 3649 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.941 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Oct 8, 9:35 AM AKDT · 3648 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.514 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 2:56 AM AKDT · 3648 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.629 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 4:21 AM AKDT · 3648 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.566 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 10:33 AM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.740 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 12:00 PM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
24. 2.611 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 2:03 PM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
25. 1.520 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 9:52 PM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.538 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 9, 10:42 PM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.811 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Oct 10, 12:28 AM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away
28. 2.011 km WSW of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Oct 10, 8:24 AM AKDT · 3647 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.523 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Oct 10, 9:59 AM AKDT · 3646 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
30. 1.511 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Oct 11, 4:48 AM AKDT · 3646 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
31. 1.725 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Oct 11, 11:43 AM AKDT · 3645 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
32. 1.834 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 11, 11:36 PM AKDT · 3645 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.814 km SSE of Soldotna, AlaskaWed, Oct 12, 10:52 AM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
34. 2.758 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Oct 12, 12:06 PM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
35. 1.718 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Oct 12, 1:22 PM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away
36. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Oct 12, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
37. 1.636 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Oct 12, 10:31 PM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.630 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Oct 13, 1:18 AM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
39. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Oct 13, 2:26 AM AKDT · 3644 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Oct 13, 1:22 PM AKDT · 3643 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
41. 1.624 km SW of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 13, 11:03 PM AKDT · 3643 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
42. 2.215 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Oct 14, 8:46 AM AKDT · 3643 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
43. 1.810 km E of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Oct 14, 11:54 PM AKDT · 3642 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
44. 2.134 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 3:59 AM AKDT · 3642 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.521 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 7:30 AM AKDT · 3642 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.929 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 6:17 PM AKDT · 3641 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 7:51 AM AKDT · 3641 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.613 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 12:21 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
49. 1.646 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 5:50 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
50. 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 10:31 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 1:40 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
52. 1.66 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 5:55 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
53. 1.617 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 9:59 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.716 km WNW of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 2:50 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 6:08 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
56. 1.619 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 11:27 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
57. 1.614 km SE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 8:14 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
58. 1.617 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 10:02 AM AKDT · 3638 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
59. 1.618 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 3:14 PM AKDT · 3638 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
60. 1.916 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 5:35 PM AKDT · 3638 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.558 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 3, 6:30 AM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.828 km W of Hope, AlaskaMon, Oct 3, 1:26 AM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.713 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 10:18 PM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.621 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 3:30 PM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
5. 4.04 km W of Sunrise, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 2:39 PM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 148 · tsunami flag
6. 2.031 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 1:52 PM AKDT · 3654 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.93 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 8:47 AM AKDT · 3655 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
8. 1.827 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 7:12 AM AKDT · 3655 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.811 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Oct 2, 6:38 AM AKDT · 3655 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.644 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Oct 1, 7:31 PM AKDT · 3655 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 30, 2:29 PM AKDT · 3656 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 30, 10:22 AM AKDT · 3656 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Sep 29, 11:38 PM AKDT · 3657 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.517 km N of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 29, 5:05 PM AKDT · 3657 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
15. 3.114 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 29, 11:43 AM AKDT · 3657 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Sep 28, 11:18 PM AKDT · 3658 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
17. 1.856 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Sep 28, 7:22 PM AKDT · 3658 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.838 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Sep 28, 12:07 PM AKDT · 3658 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
19. 2.125 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Sep 28, 7:42 AM AKDT · 3659 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
20. 2.339 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Sep 27, 4:14 PM AKDT · 3659 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016cqgphzd (also filed as ak14164571). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.