Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 12:55 PM AKST (21:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-11-08 21:55:51 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.243° N, 148.915° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.954 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.517 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.452 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.533 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.933 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.021 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.6Central Alaska · 3242 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.0Central Alaska · 3241 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.822 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.873 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.551 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.031 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.831 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.537 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.5Central Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.717 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.516 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.626 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.532 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.318 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.531 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.315 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.712 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.619 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.935 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.246 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.642 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.16 km SSE of Chase, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eccia45 (also filed as ak17170999). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.