Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 57 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 57 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Dec 1, 2016, 10:39 PM AKST (07:39 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Dec 1, 2016, 10:39 PM AKST
UTC: 2016-12-02 07:39:26 UTC
Depth: 124.4 km (77.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.005° N, 152.196° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 158

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fhgiemy (also filed as ak14534962, us10007e7y). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.