Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Tue, Oct 10, 2017, 4:51 AM AKDT (12:51 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km WNW of Valdez, 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
UTC
2017-10-10 12:51:43 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.637° N, 146.489° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.613 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.128 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.744 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 36 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  42. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.813 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.5Central Alaska · 3282 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.810 km SE of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.711 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.816 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.041 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.928 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.525 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.529 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.512 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.939 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017d08jfvb (also filed as ak17005155). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.