Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 2:06 PM AKST (23:06 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2017-12-19 23:06:58 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.158° N, 148.482° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.15 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
  6. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 55 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.617 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.64 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.712 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.610 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.819 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.511 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017g86fw29 (also filed as ak17617957). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.