Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 43 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 43 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 7:57 AM AKDT (15:57 UTC), 20 km (12 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-17 15:57:12 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.616° N, 146.573° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.744 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.622 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  32. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.813 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.951 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.516 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.128 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.613 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.742 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 3281 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.810 km SE of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.816 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.041 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 31 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dbv4e2q (also filed as ak17065503). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.