Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km E of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km E of Healy, Alaska on Mon, May 22, 2017, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC), 108 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km E of Healy, 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: Mon, May 22, 2017, 1:15 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-05-22 21:15:22 UTC
Depth: 108.0 km (67.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.859° N, 148.748° 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: 39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176j6wnc0 (also filed as ak16107582). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.