M1.7 earthquake 16 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 2:50 PM AKDT

UTC

2016-10-17 22:50:51 UTC

Depth

58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.887° N, 151.240° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

35

• Fox River, AlaskaPopulation 685. Forecast16 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast165 kmSSW

After

1. 1.924 km ESE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 4:17 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 9:52 AM AKDT · 3638 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.618 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 3:14 PM AKDT · 3638 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.27 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 7:22 PM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.410 km N of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 7:22 PM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
6. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaTue, Oct 18, 11:22 PM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.74 km ENE of Kenai, AlaskaWed, Oct 19, 7:13 AM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.528 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 19, 10:00 AM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.99 km W of Seward, AlaskaWed, Oct 19, 10:25 AM AKDT · 3637 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
10. 3.449 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 20, 11:08 AM AKDT · 3636 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Oct 20, 6:42 PM AKDT · 3636 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.969 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Oct 20, 11:56 PM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.521 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 12:44 AM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.629 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 1:43 AM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
15. 1.622 km S of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 2:22 AM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.718 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 11:05 AM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.155 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 1:22 PM AKDT · 3635 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.850 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 7:24 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 9:42 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 21, 10:28 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 12:19 AM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.956 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 5:08 AM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.951 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 6:32 AM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
24. 1.714 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 11:09 AM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 60 km deep · 11 km away
25. 1.634 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 1:34 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.851 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 2:03 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.915 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 5:39 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
28. 1.524 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 22, 6:09 PM AKDT · 3634 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
29. 2.358 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 23, 5:05 AM AKDT · 3633 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.170 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 23, 6:13 AM AKDT · 3633 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.018 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Oct 23, 10:14 AM AKDT · 3633 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
32. 1.822 km S of Port Graham, AlaskaSun, Oct 23, 1:07 PM AKDT · 3633 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.945 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Oct 23, 2:27 PM AKDT · 3633 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 24, 5:30 PM AKDT · 3632 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
35. 1.632 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 24, 11:19 PM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
36. 1.521 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 1:20 AM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.557 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 10:26 AM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
38. 1.519 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 2:07 PM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
39. 1.911 km SW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 3:19 PM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
40. 2.361 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 6:52 PM AKDT · 3631 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.768 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 10:01 PM AKDT · 3630 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.445 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 25, 10:49 PM AKDT · 3630 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, AlaskaWed, Oct 26, 1:44 AM AKDT · 3630 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 26, 4:20 AM AKDT · 3630 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.648 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 26, 9:21 PM AKDT · 3629 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 27, 4:19 PM AKDT · 3629 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.535 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Oct 27, 8:17 PM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
48. 2.16 km NW of Seldovia Village, AlaskaThu, Oct 27, 10:57 PM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
49. 1.562 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 12:46 AM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
50. 2.210 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 6:10 AM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
51. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3628 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
52. 1.512 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaFri, Oct 28, 11:17 PM AKDT · 3627 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
53. 2.563 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 29, 3:02 AM AKDT · 3627 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
54. 1.73 km NNE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 2:30 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 7:58 AM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
56. 2.3Southern AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 1:04 PM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.921 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 6:46 PM AKDT · 3626 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
58. 1.967 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 7:00 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
59. 1.954 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 30, 9:59 PM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
60. 1.627 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Oct 31, 9:27 AM AKDT · 3625 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.936 km SSE of Port Graham, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 11:46 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.822 km S of Port Graham, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 7:24 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 6:49 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.66 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 5:55 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 4:00 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 2:12 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 1:40 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
8. 3.762 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 17, 12:50 AM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.637 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 11:50 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 10:31 PM AKDT · 3639 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.163 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 2:17 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 112 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.613 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 12:21 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.961 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 9:58 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.957 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 8:07 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 7:51 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.91 km SW of Diamond Ridge, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 6:51 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
17. 1.757 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 5:14 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.742 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 16, 4:33 AM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.633 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 8:08 PM AKDT · 3640 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.929 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Oct 15, 6:17 PM AKDT · 3641 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016ddmscrr (also filed as ak14231834). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.