Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Dec 28, 2017, 12:03 PM AKST (21:03 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 48 km N of Valdez, 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
2017-12-28 21:03:11 UTC
Depth
19.8 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.558° N, 145.965° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.617 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.712 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.78 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.240 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.532 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.25 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.820 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.324 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.844 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.518 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.99 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.145 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.326 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.717 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3174 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.251 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.018 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.69 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.617 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.623 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.224 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.942 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.513 km SE of Gakona, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.06 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.243 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.827 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.641 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.536 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.819 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017gn12eh2 (also filed as ak17722890). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.