Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 94 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 94 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Wed, Feb 15, 2017, 5:24 AM AKST (14:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 62 km SSE of Kokhanok, 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
UTC
2017-02-15 14:24:05 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.439° N, 154.349° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01724b76t8 (also filed as ak15272513). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:58 AM UTC.