Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska on Fri, Oct 20, 2017, 3:09 AM AKDT (11:09 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 65 km N of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Susitna North forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-20 11:09:12 UTC
Depth
51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.362° N, 149.622° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.031 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.172 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.616 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.927 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 50 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.915 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.523 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.6Central Alaska · 3266 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.6Central Alaska · 3265 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.544 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.623 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.748 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.943 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.520 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.640 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.534 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.653 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.954 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.2Central Alaska · 3260 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.073 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.256 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.165 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.029 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.16 km SSE of Chase, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.642 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.246 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.935 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.65 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.619 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.920 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 68 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.765 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.683 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.89 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.517 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.647 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.547 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.845 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.224 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.849 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  15. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.728 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.126 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dgr2erv (also filed as ak17090670). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.