Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Jan 13, 2017, 12:15 AM AKST (09:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-13 09:15:46 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.694° N, 148.237° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.548 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.517 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.82 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.217 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.146 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.08 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.52 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.817 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.816 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.510 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.018 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.718 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.76 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.76 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.58 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.16 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.837 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.09 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.74 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.58 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.718 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.648 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.155 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3531 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.640 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.737 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.75 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.714 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.514 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.116 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.644 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.53 km E of Houston, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.810 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.914 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.115 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017lnfq7p (also filed as ak15066866). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.