Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 29, 2019, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-12-29 12:57:58 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.259° N, 152.451° 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
21

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 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.761 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.641 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 76 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.977 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.252 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.065 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, AK · 2470 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.426 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.850 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.344 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 143 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.155 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.716 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.629 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Homer, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.612 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.033 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 131 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.163 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.96 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.653 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.358 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.160 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.860 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.859 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.760 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.759 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.716 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.921 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.157 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.913 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.65 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.719 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.759 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.768 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.59 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.031 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.845 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.859 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.834 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.216 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.757 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.747 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.361 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.056 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 73 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.363 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.162 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 116 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.258 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.526 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.647 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.911 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.060 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.079 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.53 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.864 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.359 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.263 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.957 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.376 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.511 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away

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