Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 72 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 7:16 AM AKDT (15:16 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 Southern 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
2017-09-27 15:16:19 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.965° N, 152.925° 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
27

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3292 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.963 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.062 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.858 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.675 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.541 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.992 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.746 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.880 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.569 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.791 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.792 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3290 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.865 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.839 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 111 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.047 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.670 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.328 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  23. 1.636 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.765 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.062 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.989 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.364 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.357 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.742 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.647 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.840 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.928 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.861 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.579 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 4.333 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  39. 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.787 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.953 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.834 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.748 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.992 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.875 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.961 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.152 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.027 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.746 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 3.360 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.87 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.139 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.028 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.754 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.645 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.663 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.157 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.681 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.949 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3294 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.569 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.892 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.054 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.738 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ces4od1 (also filed as ak16988160). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.