Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km W of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km W of Anchorage, Alaska on Thu, May 12, 2016, 5:52 PM AKDT (01:52 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 18 km NW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, May 12, 2016, 5:52 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-05-13 01:52:00 UTC
Depth: 49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.217° N, 150.236° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 64

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast18 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 175.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01665mx31x (also filed as ak13565273). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.