M1.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 8:03 PM AKST

UTC

2016-12-05 05:03:54 UTC

Depth

14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.956° N, 149.195° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Seward, AlaskaPopulation 2,790. Forecast21 kmSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast146 kmSSE

After

1. 2.118 km W of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Dec 5, 2:20 AM AKST · 3590 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.526 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Dec 6, 12:46 PM AKST · 3589 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
3. 1.734 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 2:56 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.836 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 8, 8:30 AM AKST · 3587 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.6Southern AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 5:32 AM AKST · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Dec 9, 3:31 PM AKST · 3586 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.626 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 1:03 PM AKST · 3584 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.742 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Dec 11, 1:15 PM AKST · 3584 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.925 km S of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Dec 13, 4:23 AM AKST · 3582 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 14, 12:59 PM AKST · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
11. 1.744 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 8:10 AM AKST · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Dec 17, 1:15 PM AKST · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
13. 1.633 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Dec 18, 4:13 PM AKST · 3577 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.99 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Dec 20, 10:02 PM AKST · 3575 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.627 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Dec 21, 5:34 PM AKST · 3574 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.523 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Dec 22, 6:04 PM AKST · 3573 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.78 km E of Seward, AlaskaFri, Dec 23, 1:03 PM AKST · 3572 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
18. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 9:41 AM AKST · 3571 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.519 km E of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 12:16 PM AKST · 3571 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.737 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Dec 24, 6:57 PM AKST · 3571 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.628 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Dec 25, 3:25 PM AKST · 3570 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 27, 12:53 AM AKST · 3568 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.727 km S of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 4:05 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.627 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 28, 4:48 PM AKST · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
25. 1.89 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 1:56 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
26. 1.727 km S of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 4:01 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.541 km WSW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 3:33 AM AKST · 3561 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
28. 1.717 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 3:51 PM AKST · 3561 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 7:20 PM AKST · 3558 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
30. 1.839 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 9:03 PM AKST · 3558 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
31. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jan 8, 2:30 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Jan 11, 11:00 AM AKST · 3553 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
33. 2.936 km W of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 12, 6:56 AM AKST · 3552 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 7:35 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.527 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Jan 17, 3:07 PM AKST · 3547 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.028 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Jan 17, 4:33 PM AKST · 3547 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
37. 1.89 km E of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Jan 17, 6:29 PM AKST · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
38. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 2:12 AM AKST · 3545 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
39. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 20, 7:16 PM AKST · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
40. 2.025 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 21, 12:55 AM AKST · 3543 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
41. 1.828 km ESE of Bear Creek, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 4:43 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
42. 1.629 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 6:45 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.524 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 27, 5:41 AM AKST · 3537 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Jan 29, 11:18 PM AKST · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.630 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 12:43 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.720 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 5:27 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.812 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 9:00 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.417 km E of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 8:02 PM AKST · 3534 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
49. 1.522 km S of Hope, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 11:16 PM AKST · 3534 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.821 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Feb 1, 8:36 PM AKST · 3532 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 1.538 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Dec 1, 4:04 AM AKST · 3594 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
2. 2.637 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Nov 29, 4:37 PM AKST · 3596 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.420 km SSW of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Nov 27, 4:47 PM AKST · 3598 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.835 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 10:35 PM AKST · 3599 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
5. 3.038 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 26, 10:50 AM AKST · 3599 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.651 km N of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Nov 25, 12:03 PM AKST · 3600 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.721 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaFri, Nov 25, 9:24 AM AKST · 3600 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.520 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 23, 11:39 PM AKST · 3601 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
9. 1.742 km E of Primrose, AlaskaTue, Nov 22, 12:34 PM AKST · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.637 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Nov 21, 7:39 AM AKST · 3604 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Nov 20, 2:38 AM AKST · 3605 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Nov 17, 8:30 PM AKST · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.639 km SE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Nov 17, 12:43 PM AKST · 3608 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Nov 16, 8:22 PM AKST · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Nov 15, 6:55 PM AKST · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Nov 15, 5:12 PM AKST · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
17. 1.732 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Nov 14, 3:01 PM AKST · 3611 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.014 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 6:59 PM AKST · 3613 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
19. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Nov 12, 4:40 AM AKST · 3613 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Nov 11, 12:57 PM AKST · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016fmdpxap (also filed as ak14593021). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.