Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km S of Tolsona, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km S of Tolsona, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 10:36 PM AKST (07:36 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km NE of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-17 07:36:02 UTC
Depth
24.7 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.653° N, 146.088° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.217 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.817 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.510 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.018 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.09 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.512 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.640 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.913 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.241 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.619 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.18 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.314 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.922 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.746 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.511 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.725 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 3.328 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  37. 3.127 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.121 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.624 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.643 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.824 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.612 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.339 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.73 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.551 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 4.018 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 19 · tsunami flag
  53. 1.718 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.510 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.213 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3495 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.617 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.615 km WSW of Gulkana, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.57 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017s8inkj (also filed as ak15084052). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.