Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Oct 4, 2017, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 84 km ESE of Sand Point, 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
2017-10-04 16:55:29 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.572° N, 160.257° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.142 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.150 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 159 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.79 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 173 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.572 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.741 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.617 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.754 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.253 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.232 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 164 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 79 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.838 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 4.584 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.057 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 3.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 156 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.153 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.144 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.654 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.055 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.767 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.460 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.87 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 143 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.155 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.170 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.163 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.818 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.885 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.123 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.957 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.198 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017cqdpx4r (also filed as ak17008374). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.