Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Healy, Alaska on Sun, Jul 30, 2017, 1:07 AM AKDT (09:07 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 33 km WNW of Cantwell, 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
2017-07-30 09:07:08 UTC
Depth
113.4 km (70.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.825° N, 149.119° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0179p3snam (also filed as ak16384568). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.