Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Jun 14, 2016, 4:38 AM AKDT (12:38 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 Southern 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
UTC
2016-06-14 12:38:30 UTC
Depth
107.1 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.032° N, 152.233° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.775 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.962 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 123 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.278 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3763 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.19 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.762 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 129 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.873 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.953 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.314 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.276 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.79 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.145 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.016 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.674 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.874 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.537 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.045 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.68 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.643 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 86 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.742 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.275 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.611 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.127 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.558 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.575 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 133 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.448 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.574 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 113 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.838 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.875 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.074 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.734 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.674 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.940 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 93 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.66 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.776 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.827 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.757 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.648 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.647 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.375 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.762 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.774 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.041 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.548 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3754 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.673 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 3.927 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.058 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 106 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 121 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.672 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.518 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.715 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.713 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.861 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.634 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.556 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.661 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 118 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.767 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 131 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.373 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.074 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.565 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 114 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.213 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.534 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.91 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.039 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.62 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 133 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.051 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away

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