Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Jan 7, 2017, 4:20 AM AKST (13:20 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, 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
2017-01-07 13:20:51 UTC
Depth
62.3 km (38.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.785° N, 151.892° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.860 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.030 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 149 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.170 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 131 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.724 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 92 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.830 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.825 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 141 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.865 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.565 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.757 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.035 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.547 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 117 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.663 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.845 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 161 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.545 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.751 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 143 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.545 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.732 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.758 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.761 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.744 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.366 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3553 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.838 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.159 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.422 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.742 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.662 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.624 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3552 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.527 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 78 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.912 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.59 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 56 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.912 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.960 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.621 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.655 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.952 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.713 km ENE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.969 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.734 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.948 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.334 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.763 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017bsmglv (also filed as ak15010127). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.