Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 9:54 AM AKST (18:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 16 km SSW of Sand Point, 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
2017-01-16 18:54:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.842° N, 161.323° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.459 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.447 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.153 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.428 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.08 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.725 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.221 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.025 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.816 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.827 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.940 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.123 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.317 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.912 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.017 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.215 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.815 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.016 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.745 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.342 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.155 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.147 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 121 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.920 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.58 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.623 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.711 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.662 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.22 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 188 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.149 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.632 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 153 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017qrmyc1 (also filed as ak15138341). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:07 AM UTC.