Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 3:10 AM AKST (12:10 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 36 km NNW 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: Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 3:10 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-11-19 12:10:34 UTC
Depth: 27.2 km (16.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 62.008° N, 147.934° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 41

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 150.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eudsilk (also filed as ak17307083). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.