M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Nov 1, 2016, 10:06 PM AKDT

UTC

2016-11-02 06:06:39 UTC

Depth

19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.525° N, 150.885° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast94 kmSW

After

1. 1.67 km SSE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Nov 2, 12:14 AM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Nov 2, 8:57 AM AKDT · 3623 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.510 km SE of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Nov 3, 1:29 PM AKDT · 3622 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.631 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Nov 3, 3:32 PM AKDT · 3622 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.656 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Nov 3, 9:19 PM AKDT · 3622 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.13 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 4, 12:39 PM AKDT · 3621 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 4, 2:51 PM AKDT · 3621 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.725 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Nov 5, 6:54 PM AKDT · 3620 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.020 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Nov 5, 9:46 PM AKDT · 3620 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, AlaskaSat, Nov 5, 11:17 PM AKDT · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.012 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Nov 6, 1:48 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.927 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Nov 6, 5:29 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.433 km ENE of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Nov 6, 7:34 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
14. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Nov 6, 9:54 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Nov 6, 9:56 AM AKST · 3619 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.710 km E of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 2:52 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
17. 1.927 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 6:16 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.57 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 9:57 AM AKST · 3618 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.622 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Nov 7, 10:51 PM AKST · 3618 days ago · 49 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.0Southern AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 12:25 AM AKST · 3617 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.016 km N of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 10:40 AM AKST · 3617 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
22. 2.36 km E of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 12:35 PM AKST · 3617 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
23. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 5:16 PM AKST · 3617 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 7:28 PM AKST · 3617 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
25. 1.731 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Nov 8, 8:44 PM AKST · 3617 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.846 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 1:11 AM AKST · 3616 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 1:49 AM AKST · 3616 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.823 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 6:57 AM AKST · 3616 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
29. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 2:07 PM AKST · 3616 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 3:00 PM AKST · 3616 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.818 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 3:46 PM AKST · 3616 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.746 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Nov 9, 5:56 PM AKST · 3616 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.713 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 12:49 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.457 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 5:05 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
35. 1.65 km NW of Fritz Creek, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 6:35 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 7:31 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
37. 2.252 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 9:08 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 11:12 AM AKST · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.629 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 3:34 PM AKST · 3615 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.111 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 5:52 PM AKST · 3615 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
41. 1.75 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Nov 10, 8:32 PM AKST · 3615 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
42. 2.69 km ESE of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 1:12 AM AKST · 3614 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
43. 2.218 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 10:55 AM AKST · 3614 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.65 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 3:03 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
45. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 3:53 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
46. 1.55 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 7:41 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
47. 3.17 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 8:11 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
48. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 4:35 AM AKST · 3613 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
49. 1.767 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 8:40 AM AKST · 3613 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
50. 3.19 km SW of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 9:35 AM AKST · 3613 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.718 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 7:14 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 7:34 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.96 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 8:57 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
54. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Nov 13, 12:43 AM AKST · 3612 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
55. 1.510 km NNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Nov 13, 9:53 AM AKST · 3612 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
56. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSun, Nov 13, 11:10 AM AKST · 3612 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
57. 1.87 km W of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Nov 13, 11:18 AM AKST · 3612 days ago · 46 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.646 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Nov 14, 7:27 AM AKST · 3611 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
59. 1.719 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Nov 14, 8:22 AM AKST · 3611 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
60. 1.511 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Nov 14, 12:09 PM AKST · 3611 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.938 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 8:18 PM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
2. 1.721 km SW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 5:40 PM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.921 km SW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 5:31 PM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 3:16 PM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.722 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Nov 1, 9:01 AM AKDT · 3624 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.58 km NW of Fritz Creek, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 11:17 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 10:41 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.76 km NW of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 5:56 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.942 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 5:22 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.518 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 9:39 AM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 9:27 AM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.514 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 3:51 PM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
13. 1.921 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 9:50 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.83 km ENE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 8:18 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.715 km SSE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 4:02 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
16. 1.73 km NNE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 2:30 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.015 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Oct 29, 9:13 PM AKDT · 3627 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.116 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Oct 29, 8:02 AM AKDT · 3627 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.556 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Oct 29, 4:47 AM AKDT · 3627 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.512 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 11:17 PM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016e3tlijm (also filed as ak14311766). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.