Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 6:31 PM AKDT (02:31 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-10-28 02:31:23 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.462° N, 147.953° 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
39

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 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.951 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dtu50tz (also filed as ak17106286). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.