Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Whitestone, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Whitestone, Alaska on Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 12:54 PM AKDT (20:54 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SSW of Salcha, 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
2026-04-16 20:54:23 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.287° N, 146.041° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.712 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 166 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.655 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 158 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.643 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 157 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.820 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 154 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.24 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 21
  7. 2.96 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.86 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.35 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.925 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.851 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 146 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 146 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.511 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.521 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 144 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.332 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 144 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.731 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 144 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.844 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 142 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.579 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 141 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.784 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.56 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 138 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 138 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  24. 1.543 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.858 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 136 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.670 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 134 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.629 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.96 km E of Salcha, Alaska · 125 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.884 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.052 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 118 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.629 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 116 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.58 km NE of Big Delta, Alaska · 112 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.357 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 175 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.515 km WSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 176 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.031 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.811 km S of Badger, Alaska · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.91 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 187 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.569 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 191 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 192 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 192 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 193 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.061 km E of Healy, Alaska · 195 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.922 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 196 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.511 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 199 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hmivjd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.