Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km SE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 3:51 PM AKST (00:51 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 21 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-04 00:51:16 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.738° N, 150.745° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176mgcrx (also filed as ak14927105). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.