Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km E of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km E of Cordova, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 1:12 AM AKST (10:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 70 km SSW of Cordova, 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
2017-12-10 10:12:45 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.578° N, 145.214° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.479 km S of Chitina, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.754 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.536 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.641 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.584 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.556 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.749 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.680 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.8103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.336 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.921 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.070 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.533 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.959 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ft2we1e (also filed as ak17598208). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.