Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 1, 2017, 6:09 AM AKST (15:09 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-01 15:09:17 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.172° N, 152.129° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 171 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.691 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.854 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.555 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.585 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.551 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.264 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.094 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.258 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.594 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.079 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.045 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.561 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.540 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.810 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.715 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.258 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.271 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3559 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.763 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.971 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.334 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.258 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.969 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.8Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.713 km ENE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.748 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.63 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.962 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.724 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.830 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.976 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.590 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.582 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.565 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.035 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.691 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.547 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.994 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.894 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.862 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.493 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.694 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.893 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.593 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.691 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.028 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.694 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.887 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.684 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.846 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.010 km SSE of Homer, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.792 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0171witdg (also filed as ak14875948). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.