Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km S of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km S of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Jan 2, 2017, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 36 km W of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-02 13:01:12 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.532° N, 148.670° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.626 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.541 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.126 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.927 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.623 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.839 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.936 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.658 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.33 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.527 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.028 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.89 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.632 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.08 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.025 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.828 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.524 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.630 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.720 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.812 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.837 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.522 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.55 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.648 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.640 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.054 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.719 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.633 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.112 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.137 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.930 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.044 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.929 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.140 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.918 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.346 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.443 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.534 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.89 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.627 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.727 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3568 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.628 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.519 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.720 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.78 km E of Seward, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.522 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.523 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.99 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.840 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

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