M1.6 earthquake 43 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 12:32 PM AKST

UTC

2017-12-16 21:32:26 UTC

Depth

87.7 km (54.5 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

59.868° N, 152.586° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

23

• Anchor Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,930. Forecast43 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast210 kmSW

After

1. 2.554 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:48 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 5:23 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.548 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 5:46 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.823 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 7:06 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.582 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 8:56 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 9:07 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.728 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 10:49 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
8. 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 11:42 PM AKST · 3212 days ago · 126 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 12:42 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 136 km deep · 39 km away
10. 1.630 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 12:52 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.253 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 4:59 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 144 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 7:10 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 97 km deep · 15 km away
13. 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 11:12 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.7Southern AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 3:46 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
15. 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 4:03 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.238 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 4:46 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 138 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.647 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 5:12 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.968 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 8:02 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 8:39 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.354 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 9:35 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 137 km deep · 53 km away
21. 2.253 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 2:02 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 144 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 4:03 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.549 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 4:47 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
24. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 5:12 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.755 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 5:40 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 137 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.657 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 7:06 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 92 km deep · 15 km away
27. 1.632 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 9:47 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
28. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 10:47 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
29. 1.864 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 1:07 PM AKST · 3210 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 11:14 PM AKST · 3210 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
31. 2.163 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Dec 18, 11:40 PM AKST · 3210 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
32. 1.560 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:24 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
33. 1.74 km ESE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 5:25 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.521 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 7:10 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.633 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 10:42 AM AKST · 3209 days ago · 76 km deep · 14 km away
36. 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:43 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 105 km deep · 18 km away
37. 1.969 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 1:03 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
38. 1.86 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 10:08 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
39. 2.563 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 11:56 PM AKST · 3209 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away
40. 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 2:24 AM AKST · 3208 days ago · 139 km deep · 46 km away
41. 1.527 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 2:59 AM AKST · 3208 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.954 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 8:28 AM AKST · 3208 days ago · 151 km deep · 52 km away
43. 1.749 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 5:05 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 89 km deep · 8 km away
44. 1.710 km SW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:37 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
45. 1.748 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 20, 9:56 PM AKST · 3208 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
46. 1.563 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 12:35 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
47. 3.52 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 2:46 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
48. 2.068 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 4:35 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 132 km deep · 46 km away
49. 1.959 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 5:40 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away
50. 1.625 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 5:55 AM AKST · 3207 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
51. 2.151 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 7:16 PM AKST · 3207 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
52. 2.655 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 8:26 PM AKST · 3207 days ago · 107 km deep · 20 km away
53. 1.956 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 12:46 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
54. 1.950 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 6:33 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
55. 2.271 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 22, 9:10 AM AKST · 3206 days ago · 108 km deep · 35 km away
56. 2.233 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 12:12 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
57. 2.338 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 3:02 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
58. 2.257 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 8:18 AM AKST · 3205 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away
59. 2.432 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 12:51 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 143 km deep · 53 km away
60. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 23, 6:24 PM AKST · 3205 days ago · 113 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 11:42 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
2. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 10:46 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
3. 1.625 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 9:55 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 88 km deep · 18 km away
4. 1.849 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 7:19 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.872 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 7:09 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 6:19 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 85 km deep · 5 km away
7. 1.736 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 5:16 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 4:46 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.946 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Dec 16, 2:04 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.927 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 11:54 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
11. 2.263 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 11:44 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 102 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.31 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 11:32 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
13. 3.064 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 8:32 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 95 km deep · 24 km away
14. 3.424 km SE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 2:47 PM AKST · 3213 days ago · 137 km deep · 77 km away
15. 1.743 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 7:17 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 91 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 7:12 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
17. 1.861 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 6:04 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 5:33 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 108 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 4:20 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.077 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Dec 15, 4:16 AM AKST · 3213 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017g36shiv (also filed as ak17611620). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.