Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km S of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km S of Ugashik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 10:00 AM AKDT (18:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km E of Port Heiden, 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
2017-11-01 18:00:16 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.157° N, 157.441° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.894 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.764 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.539 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.360 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.758 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.991 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3247 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.527 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 190 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.051 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.589 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.7104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.860 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.967 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 4.250 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.0119 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.965 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.595 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.333 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 112 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.774 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.251 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.926 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3226 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.947 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.039 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 2.041 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.574 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.387 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.628 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 181 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.6113 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.189 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.052 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.074 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.383 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.816 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.078 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.6103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.1120 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.019 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.353 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 94 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.5114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.5106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.90 km WSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.83 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.846 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.315 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.663 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.245 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 90 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.073 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.736 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.964 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.339 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.344 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 155 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 4.268 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.349 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.057 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.567 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.685 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017e0pmorg (also filed as ak17169257). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.