M1.6 earthquake 18 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, May 16, 2020, 4:26 PM AKDT

UTC

2020-05-17 00:26:04 UTC

Depth

68.2 km (42.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.511° N, 151.591° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

47

• Kenai, AlaskaPopulation 7,661. Forecast19 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast121 kmSW

After

1. 2.016 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, May 16, 11:49 PM AKDT · 2330 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 17, 5:36 PM AKDT · 2329 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.815 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, May 17, 5:41 PM AKDT · 2329 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.744 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 17, 6:27 PM AKDT · 2329 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.849 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 17, 9:55 PM AKDT · 2329 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.821 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, May 18, 3:29 PM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, May 18, 4:56 PM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.580 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, May 18, 5:35 PM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.959 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 18, 6:37 PM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.650 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 18, 9:59 PM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
11. 2.445 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, May 19, 5:01 AM AKDT · 2328 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
12. 1.522 km N of Fox River, AlaskaTue, May 19, 6:43 AM AKDT · 2327 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, May 19, 2:47 PM AKDT · 2327 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.622 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 19, 10:14 PM AKDT · 2327 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.53 km SW of Cohoe, AlaskaWed, May 20, 1:29 AM AKDT · 2327 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
16. 1.611 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, May 20, 5:10 AM AKDT · 2327 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.732 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, May 20, 11:05 AM AKDT · 2326 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
18. 1.861 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaWed, May 20, 4:35 PM AKDT · 2326 days ago · 143 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.582 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, May 20, 8:31 PM AKDT · 2326 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, May 21, 12:40 AM AKDT · 2326 days ago · 73 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 21, 3:21 AM AKDT · 2326 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.650 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, May 21, 9:52 AM AKDT · 2325 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.662 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 21, 1:12 PM AKDT · 2325 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, May 21, 3:47 PM AKDT · 2325 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.522 km N of Fox River, AlaskaFri, May 22, 6:32 AM AKDT · 2325 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
26. 1.967 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, May 22, 1:34 PM AKDT · 2324 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 23, 8:49 AM AKDT · 2323 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.063 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 23, 9:14 AM AKDT · 2323 days ago · 139 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.539 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, May 23, 3:50 PM AKDT · 2323 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
30. 2.07 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 24, 12:28 PM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
31. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 24, 2:37 PM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 24, 3:57 PM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
33. 2.310 km SE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, May 24, 11:45 PM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
34. 1.68 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, May 24, 11:58 PM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.571 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, May 25, 2:12 AM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.948 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, May 25, 5:37 AM AKDT · 2322 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.514 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, May 25, 6:52 AM AKDT · 2321 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
38. 2.149 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, May 26, 4:12 AM AKDT · 2321 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
39. 1.735 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, May 26, 5:37 AM AKDT · 2321 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
40. 2.770 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, May 26, 9:15 AM AKDT · 2320 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.710 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, May 26, 5:29 PM AKDT · 2320 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.558 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, May 26, 8:58 PM AKDT · 2320 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
43. 2.317 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 27, 8:30 AM AKDT · 2319 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
44. 1.542 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 28, 10:48 AM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
45. 1.558 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, May 28, 12:45 PM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, May 28, 2:24 PM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
47. 2.562 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 28, 2:30 PM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
48. 1.623 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 28, 5:25 PM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
49. 2.768 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 28, 7:03 PM AKDT · 2318 days ago · 147 km deep · 86 km away
50. 1.68 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaFri, May 29, 7:56 PM AKDT · 2317 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
51. 2.225 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 29, 9:36 PM AKDT · 2317 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
52. 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 30, 4:08 AM AKDT · 2317 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
53. 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 31, 9:36 AM AKDT · 2315 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
54. 1.950 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, May 31, 10:13 AM AKDT · 2315 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
55. 2.614 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, May 31, 9:03 PM AKDT · 2315 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
56. 2.441 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Jun 1, 10:06 AM AKDT · 2314 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
57. 2.231 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Jun 1, 2:55 PM AKDT · 2314 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
58. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Jun 3, 3:24 AM AKDT · 2313 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
59. 1.667 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Jun 3, 4:59 PM AKDT · 2312 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
60. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Jun 3, 9:51 PM AKDT · 2312 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 15, 10:56 PM AKDT · 2331 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.559 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 15, 4:57 PM AKDT · 2331 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.913 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, May 15, 7:56 AM AKDT · 2331 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.76 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, May 15, 4:53 AM AKDT · 2332 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.044 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 14, 4:15 PM AKDT · 2332 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.14 km NNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, May 14, 11:06 AM AKDT · 2332 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.98 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, May 14, 9:56 AM AKDT · 2332 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.11 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 14, 9:30 AM AKDT · 2332 days ago · 49 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 14, 4:06 AM AKDT · 2333 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.830 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, May 13, 8:29 PM AKDT · 2333 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.154 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, May 13, 4:44 PM AKDT · 2333 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.136 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, May 13, 6:57 AM AKDT · 2333 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.817 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, May 12, 12:32 PM AKDT · 2334 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
14. 1.621 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, May 12, 9:34 AM AKDT · 2334 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.819 km NNW of Sterling, AlaskaTue, May 12, 9:23 AM AKDT · 2334 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
16. 3.016 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, May 11, 7:37 PM AKDT · 2335 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.455 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, May 11, 6:45 AM AKDT · 2335 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSun, May 10, 2:40 PM AKDT · 2336 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.134 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 10, 1:01 AM AKDT · 2337 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.260 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, May 9, 11:03 AM AKDT · 2337 days ago · 141 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206c8bh2n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.