M1.7 earthquake 12 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 9:13 AM AKST

UTC

2017-01-03 18:13:21 UTC

Depth

29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.952° N, 150.919° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

38

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast35 kmNE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast62 kmWSW

After

1. 1.610 km NNW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 5:33 PM AKST · 3561 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.63 km N of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Jan 4, 1:50 AM AKST · 3560 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.423 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Jan 4, 12:06 PM AKST · 3560 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.825 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 4, 2:33 PM AKST · 3560 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.67 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Jan 5, 8:00 PM AKST · 3558 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.857 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 1:24 AM AKST · 3558 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.347 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 9:18 AM AKST · 3558 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.623 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 1:20 PM AKST · 3558 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
9. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 4:38 PM AKST · 3558 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 6:19 PM AKST · 3557 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Jan 6, 7:20 PM AKST · 3557 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 5:42 AM AKST · 3557 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
13. 1.623 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 5:44 AM AKST · 3557 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.647 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 9:59 AM AKST · 3557 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
15. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 10:19 AM AKST · 3557 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 3:53 PM AKST · 3557 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.755 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 4:57 PM AKST · 3557 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.013 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 10:15 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.843 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 10:52 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.572 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 11:13 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
21. 1.742 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 7, 11:59 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
22. 1.514 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jan 8, 3:36 AM AKST · 3556 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
23. 1.611 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jan 8, 7:46 AM AKST · 3556 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
24. 1.757 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jan 8, 9:55 AM AKST · 3556 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
25. 1.66 km NE of Big Lake, AlaskaSun, Jan 8, 1:13 PM AKST · 3556 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.68 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 3:57 PM AKST · 3554 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
27. 2.370 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 5:09 PM AKST · 3554 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.267 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 5:10 PM AKST · 3554 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.53 km E of Houston, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 9:46 PM AKST · 3553 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Jan 10, 10:56 PM AKST · 3553 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
31. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Jan 11, 12:05 PM AKST · 3553 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
32. 2.072 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jan 12, 6:02 AM AKST · 3552 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
33. 1.566 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Jan 12, 9:51 AM AKST · 3552 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.568 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Jan 12, 10:35 AM AKST · 3552 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.912 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Jan 12, 4:02 PM AKST · 3552 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
36. 1.947 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 1:34 AM AKST · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.912 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 1:57 AM AKST · 3551 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
38. 3.341 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 3:18 AM AKST · 3551 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
39. 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 6:20 AM AKST · 3551 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
40. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 9:39 AM AKST · 3551 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
41. 1.952 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 1:23 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
42. 1.629 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 2:50 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
43. 2.068 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 3:00 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
44. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 3:40 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.518 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 3:42 PM AKST · 3551 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.6Southern AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 7:31 PM AKST · 3550 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
47. 1.535 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 8:22 PM AKST · 3550 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
48. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Jan 13, 11:16 PM AKST · 3550 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
49. 1.960 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 7:41 AM AKST · 3550 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.614 km E of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 5:03 PM AKST · 3550 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
51. 1.866 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 7:16 PM AKST · 3549 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
52. 2.226 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 14, 7:33 PM AKST · 3549 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
53. 1.552 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 3:18 AM AKST · 3549 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 4:06 AM AKST · 3549 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
55. 2.14 km WNW of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 5:38 AM AKST · 3549 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
56. 2.712 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 10:32 AM AKST · 3549 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
57. 1.717 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 1:58 PM AKST · 3549 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.33 km S of Anchorage, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 9:31 PM AKST · 3548 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
59. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jan 15, 10:32 PM AKST · 3548 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.667 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Jan 16, 4:17 AM AKST · 3548 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 1:27 AM AKST · 3561 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 3, 1:19 AM AKST · 3561 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.218 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 8:48 PM AKST · 3561 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.7Southern AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 9:40 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.525 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 5:20 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
6. 2.626 km SE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 4:22 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.56 km ESE of Soldotna, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 2:26 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.89 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaMon, Jan 2, 1:56 AM AKST · 3562 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
9. 1.66 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Jan 1, 10:02 AM AKST · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.645 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Jan 1, 4:41 AM AKST · 3563 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.873 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Dec 31, 9:44 PM AKST · 3563 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Dec 31, 4:32 AM AKST · 3564 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
13. 1.641 km SSW of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 7:40 AM AKST · 3565 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
14. 1.74 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 6:14 AM AKST · 3565 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
15. 2.727 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 5:54 AM AKST · 3565 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.770 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 3:53 AM AKST · 3565 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.645 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Dec 30, 1:05 AM AKST · 3565 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.686 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 6:40 PM AKST · 3565 days ago · 152 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.817 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 4:21 PM AKST · 3566 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Dec 29, 5:07 AM AKST · 3566 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01759eoc9 (also filed as ak14918468). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.