M1.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 2:19 PM AKST

UTC

2017-01-24 23:19:34 UTC

Depth

53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.600° N, 150.503° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

32

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast16 kmENE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast76 kmSSW

After

1. 1.610 km W of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Jan 24, 3:06 PM AKST · 3540 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.140 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Jan 24, 9:31 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.540 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 10:48 AM AKST · 3539 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.615 km ENE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 12:29 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 4:51 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.525 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 5:10 PM AKST · 3539 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.629 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 6:45 PM AKST · 3538 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.76 km SW of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Jan 25, 8:59 PM AKST · 3538 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
9. 1.58 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Jan 26, 1:40 PM AKST · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.99 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Jan 26, 4:44 PM AKST · 3538 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.524 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaFri, Jan 27, 5:41 AM AKST · 3537 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.642 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 27, 10:15 PM AKST · 3536 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.428 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 28, 4:38 AM AKST · 3536 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
14. 2.711 km NE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Jan 28, 4:06 PM AKST · 3536 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Jan 29, 10:28 AM AKST · 3535 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.731 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaSun, Jan 29, 8:01 PM AKST · 3534 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.630 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 12:43 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
18. 1.720 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 5:27 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
19. 1.812 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 9:00 AM AKST · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.611 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 4:20 PM AKST · 3534 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
21. 1.744 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 7:30 PM AKST · 3533 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.417 km E of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 8:02 PM AKST · 3533 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
23. 1.522 km S of Hope, AlaskaMon, Jan 30, 11:16 PM AKST · 3533 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
24. 1.55 km NW of Sunrise, AlaskaTue, Jan 31, 1:34 AM AKST · 3533 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
25. 1.526 km SW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Jan 31, 10:51 AM AKST · 3533 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
26. 2.519 km N of Fritz Creek, AlaskaWed, Feb 1, 5:15 PM AKST · 3532 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.618 km W of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Feb 1, 6:48 PM AKST · 3531 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.821 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Feb 1, 8:36 PM AKST · 3531 days ago · 31 km deep · 29 km away
29. 1.78 km N of Ridgeway, AlaskaThu, Feb 2, 12:00 AM AKST · 3531 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Feb 2, 8:25 AM AKST · 3531 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
31. 1.526 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Feb 3, 4:24 PM AKST · 3530 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.916 km WNW of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Feb 3, 7:02 PM AKST · 3529 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.5Southern AlaskaSat, Feb 4, 9:40 AM AKST · 3529 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
34. 1.66 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, Feb 4, 11:11 AM AKST · 3529 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.428 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Feb 4, 11:25 PM AKST · 3528 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
36. 1.5Southern AlaskaMon, Feb 6, 3:20 AM AKST · 3527 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
37. 1.719 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Feb 6, 10:20 AM AKST · 3527 days ago · 43 km deep · 4 km away
38. 1.67 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Feb 6, 6:08 PM AKST · 3526 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
39. 1.621 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Feb 7, 2:41 AM AKST · 3526 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Feb 7, 3:49 AM AKST · 3526 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
41. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Feb 7, 4:26 PM AKST · 3526 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.910 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Feb 7, 7:53 PM AKST · 3525 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
43. 2.011 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 5:30 AM AKST · 3525 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
44. 2.010 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 5:37 AM AKST · 3525 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 7:55 AM AKST · 3525 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
46. 2.017 km SE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 11:19 AM AKST · 3525 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
47. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Feb 8, 1:46 PM AKST · 3525 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
48. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 4:13 AM AKST · 3524 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.521 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 12:36 PM AKST · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
50. 2.318 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 2:31 PM AKST · 3524 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
51. 2.610 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 3:31 PM AKST · 3524 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.620 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Feb 9, 5:19 PM AKST · 3524 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
53. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 1:41 AM AKST · 3523 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
54. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 2:19 AM AKST · 3523 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
55. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 4:16 PM AKST · 3523 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.112 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 6:17 PM AKST · 3522 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
57. 1.9Southern AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 6:26 PM AKST · 3522 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.814 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Feb 10, 9:00 PM AKST · 3522 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
59. 1.7Southern AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 2:37 AM AKST · 3522 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
60. 3.323 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Feb 11, 3:21 AM AKST · 3522 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.59 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Jan 24, 2:12 PM AKST · 3540 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
2. 1.730 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaTue, Jan 24, 3:39 AM AKST · 3540 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.024 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 23, 11:14 PM AKST · 3540 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.520 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Jan 23, 3:02 PM AKST · 3541 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.745 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, Jan 23, 8:45 AM AKST · 3541 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.63 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Jan 23, 1:02 AM AKST · 3541 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.7Southern AlaskaSun, Jan 22, 12:28 PM AKST · 3542 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.551 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Jan 21, 8:25 PM AKST · 3542 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.3Southern AlaskaSat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM AKST · 3543 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.025 km ENE of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, Jan 21, 12:55 AM AKST · 3543 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.826 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Jan 20, 11:30 PM AKST · 3543 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.610 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Jan 20, 8:30 AM AKST · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.627 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 11:44 PM AKST · 3544 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.64 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 6:08 PM AKST · 3544 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.632 km NW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 6:02 PM AKST · 3544 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.124 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 12:40 PM AKST · 3545 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.548 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Jan 19, 3:27 AM AKST · 3545 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.536 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Jan 18, 2:51 PM AKST · 3546 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.625 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Jan 18, 10:47 AM AKST · 3546 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.028 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaTue, Jan 17, 4:33 PM AKST · 3547 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017142pg2h (also filed as ak15148802). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.