Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 68 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 68 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Aug 19, 2017, 11:59 PM AKDT (07:59 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-20 07:59:35 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.392° N, 148.108° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.249 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.73 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.319 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 82
  5. 1.539 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.526 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.68 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.731 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.623 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.118 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.210 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.020 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.729 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.572 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 42 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.146 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.921 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.519 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.73 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.656 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.657 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.521 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.534 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.48 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.456 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 56 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.94 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.513 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.574 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.688 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.979 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.760 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.8Central Alaska · 3305 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.356 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.571 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.971 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.37 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 2.071 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 4.167 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.467 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.465 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.970 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.664 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.619 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.529 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.766 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.366 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.264 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.761 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.659 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.614 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.824 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.381 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.845 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.662 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.9Central Alaska · 3337 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.824 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.812 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.941 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.827 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.039 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.86 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.71 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.044 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.749 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.833 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ant79rq (also filed as ak16584101). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.