M1.6 earthquake 33 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 7:45 AM AKDT

UTC

2017-08-03 15:45:17 UTC

Depth

81.8 km (50.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.767° N, 151.889° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

37

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast34 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast118 kmWSW

After

1. 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 9:49 AM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 11:17 AM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
3. 2.242 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 4:22 PM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.959 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 6:18 PM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 154 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 8:29 PM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.811 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 8:34 PM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.732 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Aug 4, 4:26 AM AKDT · 3348 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Aug 4, 3:50 PM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
9. 2.225 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 4, 3:59 PM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 4:05 AM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.916 km N of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 9:06 AM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 11:20 AM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.48 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 12:25 PM AKDT · 3347 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.027 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 7:09 PM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.769 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 10:51 PM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.528 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Aug 5, 11:43 PM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
17. 2.035 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Aug 6, 3:56 AM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.671 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, Aug 6, 3:58 AM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.335 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Aug 6, 4:20 AM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 6, 11:06 AM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.564 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Aug 6, 12:37 PM AKDT · 3346 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
22. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 7, 2:48 AM AKDT · 3345 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.711 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, Aug 7, 1:18 PM AKDT · 3345 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.553 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaMon, Aug 7, 1:34 PM AKDT · 3344 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.232 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Aug 7, 5:44 PM AKDT · 3344 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
26. 1.763 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 2:16 AM AKDT · 3344 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.734 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 2:13 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.651 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 6:07 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.912 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 6:57 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.311 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 7:08 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 7:09 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 7:37 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
33. 1.755 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 8, 11:40 PM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.764 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 1:09 AM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.869 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 11:58 AM AKDT · 3343 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.165 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 2:58 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away
37. 2.067 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 4:20 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
38. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 5:10 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
39. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 6:30 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 7:15 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
41. 1.648 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 8:42 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 9, 9:49 PM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
43. 1.771 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 12:44 AM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.9Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 12:46 AM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.814 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 9:26 AM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 10:11 AM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 11:21 AM AKDT · 3342 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.653 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 8:05 PM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
49. 4.943 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 10:18 PM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 47 · tsunami flag
50. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 10, 11:47 PM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
51. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Aug 11, 12:16 AM AKDT · 3341 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
52. 2.413 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Aug 11, 4:42 PM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
53. 1.99 km S of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Aug 11, 6:05 PM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Aug 11, 11:50 PM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
55. 1.870 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 2:35 AM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
56. 3.09 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 3:56 AM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
57. 1.510 km NNE of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 3:58 AM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
58. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 7:05 AM AKDT · 3340 days ago · 124 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
59. 2.732 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 3:06 PM AKDT · 3339 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
60. 2.070 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 12, 5:33 PM AKDT · 3339 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.122 km E of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 6:37 AM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.910 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 1:15 AM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 3, 12:28 AM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.768 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, Aug 2, 6:16 PM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 2, 6:15 PM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.963 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 2, 1:39 PM AKDT · 3349 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 2, 8:28 AM AKDT · 3350 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.568 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Aug 1, 3:22 PM AKDT · 3350 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.15 km SSW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Aug 1, 7:20 AM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Aug 1, 3:59 AM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 73 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.125 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Aug 1, 2:45 AM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
12. 1.552 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jul 31, 6:37 PM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jul 31, 2:47 PM AKDT · 3351 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jul 31, 3:41 AM AKDT · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 6:17 PM AKDT · 3352 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.114 km N of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 5:08 PM AKDT · 3352 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 6:49 AM AKDT · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
18. 1.9Southern AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 5:50 AM AKDT · 3353 days ago · 96 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.271 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 1:22 AM AKDT · 3353 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.532 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Jul 30, 12:07 AM AKDT · 3353 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0179vtqssa (also filed as ak16421192). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.