Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Funny River, Alaska on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 26 km WNW of Kalifornsky, 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
2017-06-07 07:00:27 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.413° N, 150.621° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01779f2xcd (also filed as ak16175693). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.