M1.5 earthquake 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 25, 2016, 3:24 AM AKST (12:24 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-25 12:24:44 UTC
- Depth
- 93.1 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.103° N, 152.229° 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
- 13
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.528 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.859 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.66 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.757 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.869 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 105 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.624 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.554 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.09 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.370 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3569 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.061 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.632 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.19 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.226 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.048 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.050 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 3566 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.991 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 153 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.817 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.975 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.686 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 152 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.645 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 111 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.727 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.74 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.621 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.873 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 141 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.56 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3562 days ago · 110 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.218 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.712 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.63 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.867 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.423 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.972 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.857 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 95 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.347 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.734 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.621 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.512 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.981 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 138 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.024 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.286 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 156 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.81 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.133 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.628 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.572 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.073 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.074 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.645 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.13 km NE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 61 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.071 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
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