Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 11:20 PM AKDT (07:20 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-13 07:20:25 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.050° N, 147.147° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.128 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.744 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.622 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  52. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.549 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.753 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.514 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.742 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.648 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.853 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.838 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.041 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.928 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.644 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017d53zmru (also filed as ak17028449). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.