M1.7 earthquake 20 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 11:26 PM AKST

UTC

2017-12-17 08:26:06 UTC

Depth

12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.911° N, 149.255° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Seward, AlaskaPopulation 2,790. Forecast24 kmSSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast149 kmSSE

After

1. 1.73 km NW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 3:55 AM AKST · 3212 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.56 km E of Seward, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 11:50 AM AKST · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
3. 1.929 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Dec 17, 3:07 PM AKST · 3211 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.721 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Dec 19, 12:48 AM AKST · 3210 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.823 km SW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 1:43 PM AKST · 3207 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.57 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Dec 21, 4:56 PM AKST · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.625 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Dec 25, 3:01 PM AKST · 3203 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 26, 12:31 AM AKST · 3203 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
9. 1.644 km W of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Dec 27, 11:38 AM AKST · 3201 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.320 km N of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 5:14 AM AKST · 3195 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
11. 1.820 km N of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 4:16 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.016 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 5:03 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 10:31 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.746 km SW of Lowell Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 12:19 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
15. 1.834 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 8:27 PM AKST · 3189 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 2:40 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 12:39 PM AKST · 3185 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.728 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:48 AM AKST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.68 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 12:36 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.135 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 2:41 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.020 km SE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 7:55 AM AKST · 3183 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.819 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 9:02 PM AKST · 3182 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.714 km ESE of Bear Creek, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 5:22 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.832 km ENE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 7:40 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
25. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 12:37 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.716 km NNW of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 8:45 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
27. 2.529 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 2:55 AM AKST · 3174 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
28. 1.938 km ESE of Halibut Cove, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 7:36 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.621 km ENE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 1:48 AM AKST · 3173 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.84 km NE of Moose Pass, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 1:57 PM AKST · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.523 km E of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Jan 28, 3:02 PM AKST · 3169 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Jan 30, 8:01 AM AKST · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
33. 1.524 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Jan 31, 12:08 PM AKST · 3166 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 7:15 AM AKST · 3164 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
35. 3.425 km N of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSat, Feb 3, 6:13 PM AKST · 3163 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
36. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, AlaskaMon, Feb 5, 2:38 PM AKST · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 17
37. 3.518 km E of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Feb 6, 8:07 PM AKST · 3160 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 23
38. 2.127 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Feb 8, 10:08 PM AKST · 3158 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
39. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Feb 11, 3:45 PM AKST · 3155 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.823 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Feb 13, 4:23 PM AKST · 3153 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 1.738 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaThu, Dec 14, 5:19 AM AKST · 3215 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.931 km S of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 13, 1:40 AM AKST · 3216 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.35 km S of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Dec 11, 4:40 PM AKST · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.832 km E of Bear Creek, AlaskaSat, Dec 9, 7:05 AM AKST · 3220 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.821 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Dec 7, 11:57 PM AKST · 3221 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.627 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaThu, Dec 7, 12:09 PM AKST · 3221 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.826 km SSW of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Dec 6, 2:44 AM AKST · 3223 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.929 km SSW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 11:23 PM AKST · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.632 km ESE of Bear Creek, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 2:43 AM AKST · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.540 km ENE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Dec 5, 12:08 AM AKST · 3224 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Dec 3, 8:40 AM AKST · 3226 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.830 km S of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Dec 2, 12:11 PM AKST · 3226 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.412 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 8:09 PM AKST · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.923 km WNW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Dec 1, 1:59 AM AKST · 3228 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, AlaskaWed, Nov 29, 9:57 PM AKST · 3229 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
16. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaTue, Nov 28, 10:25 PM AKST · 3230 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Nov 28, 12:55 PM AKST · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.560 km SSE of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Nov 28, 4:01 AM AKST · 3231 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
19. 1.815 km S of Hope, AlaskaMon, Nov 27, 7:11 PM AKST · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.615 km S of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Nov 27, 3:34 PM AKST · 3231 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017g4mjva2 (also filed as ak17605505). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.