M1.6 earthquake 11 km NE of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Feb 16, 2017, 7:19 PM AKST

UTC

2017-02-17 04:19:12 UTC

Depth

44.9 km (27.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.595° N, 150.597° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast11 kmNE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast79 kmSSW

After

1. 1.719 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 7:22 PM AKST · 3517 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.219 km N of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 10:25 PM AKST · 3517 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.421 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Feb 17, 2:14 PM AKST · 3516 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.520 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Feb 17, 4:32 PM AKST · 3516 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.45 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Feb 17, 9:49 PM AKST · 3516 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Feb 18, 8:13 AM AKST · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.714 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Feb 18, 6:22 PM AKST · 3515 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.920 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, Feb 18, 11:30 PM AKST · 3514 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.561 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Feb 19, 9:27 AM AKST · 3514 days ago · 134 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.57 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Feb 19, 3:34 PM AKST · 3514 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.59 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Feb 20, 6:01 PM AKST · 3513 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
12. 2.111 km SSW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Feb 20, 7:43 PM AKST · 3513 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.618 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 12:31 AM AKST · 3512 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.810 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 12:49 PM AKST · 3512 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
15. 2.816 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Feb 21, 10:29 PM AKST · 3512 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.828 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 2:10 AM AKST · 3511 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.812 km E of Sterling, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 5:21 AM AKST · 3511 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away
18. 1.67 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 5:24 AM AKST · 3511 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.813 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 8:07 AM AKST · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.537 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 9:51 AM AKST · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
21. 1.78 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 1:02 PM AKST · 3511 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 2:48 PM AKST · 3511 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 6:02 PM AKST · 3511 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.640 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Feb 22, 6:31 PM AKST · 3511 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
25. 1.918 km N of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Feb 23, 6:03 AM AKST · 3510 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
26. 1.844 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Feb 23, 10:31 AM AKST · 3510 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.820 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Feb 23, 3:20 PM AKST · 3510 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.524 km SW of Hope, AlaskaFri, Feb 24, 1:21 AM AKST · 3509 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
29. 2.21 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Feb 24, 8:34 AM AKST · 3509 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
30. 1.523 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Feb 24, 3:11 PM AKST · 3509 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
31. 1.516 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Feb 24, 4:51 PM AKST · 3509 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
32. 1.712 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaFri, Feb 24, 6:46 PM AKST · 3509 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
33. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST · 3508 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
34. 2.319 km S of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Feb 25, 7:19 AM AKST · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
35. 1.77 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Feb 25, 9:23 AM AKST · 3508 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.813 km WSW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Feb 25, 8:24 PM AKST · 3508 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
37. 1.5Southern AlaskaSun, Feb 26, 4:29 AM AKST · 3507 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
38. 1.743 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Feb 26, 6:44 AM AKST · 3507 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.637 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Feb 26, 11:01 PM AKST · 3506 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.619 km SSE of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 5:41 AM AKST · 3506 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.63 km N of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 9:39 AM AKST · 3506 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
42. 1.617 km SW of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 1:36 PM AKST · 3506 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
43. 2.27 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 5:23 PM AKST · 3506 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.227 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Feb 27, 6:11 PM AKST · 3506 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
45. 1.718 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Feb 28, 7:30 AM AKST · 3505 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
46. 1.517 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Feb 28, 3:54 PM AKST · 3505 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
47. 1.63 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Mar 1, 4:03 AM AKST · 3504 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
48. 1.833 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 1, 10:22 AM AKST · 3504 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Mar 1, 11:11 AM AKST · 3504 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
50. 3.221 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Mar 1, 8:50 PM AKST · 3504 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 11
51. 2.134 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Mar 1, 10:37 PM AKST · 3503 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
52. 2.729 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Mar 2, 10:05 AM AKST · 3503 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.619 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Mar 3, 12:32 AM AKST · 3502 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
54. 1.83 km ENE of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Mar 3, 2:27 AM AKST · 3502 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.556 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 12:32 AM AKST · 3501 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.614 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 2:12 AM AKST · 3501 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
57. 1.520 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 3:19 AM AKST · 3501 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
58. 1.531 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 5:14 AM AKST · 3501 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
59. 1.59 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 12:11 PM AKST · 3501 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
60. 1.653 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Mar 4, 3:07 PM AKST · 3501 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.610 km WSW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 7:04 PM AKST · 3517 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.69 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 3:43 AM AKST · 3517 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Feb 16, 1:17 AM AKST · 3517 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.810 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaWed, Feb 15, 8:19 AM AKST · 3518 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 10:53 PM AKST · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.613 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 4:10 PM AKST · 3520 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.529 km N of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 2:35 PM AKST · 3520 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.818 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 10:56 AM AKST · 3520 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.649 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Feb 13, 8:45 AM AKST · 3520 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.826 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Feb 12, 11:48 PM AKST · 3520 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.74 km NE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Feb 12, 6:30 PM AKST · 3521 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.048 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 8:49 AM AKST · 3522 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
13. 3.323 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 3:21 AM AKST · 3522 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.7Southern AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 2:37 AM AKST · 3522 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.814 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 9:00 PM AKST · 3523 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.9Southern AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 6:26 PM AKST · 3523 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.112 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 6:17 PM AKST · 3523 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 4:16 PM AKST · 3523 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 2:19 AM AKST · 3523 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
20. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 1:41 AM AKST · 3523 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01727gahnp (also filed as ak15283120). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.