M2.1 earthquake 24 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Sep 17, 2017, 3:20 AM AKDT

UTC

2017-09-17 11:20:28 UTC

Depth

14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.581° N, 148.461° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

54

• Girdwood, AlaskaPopulation 2,250. Forecast56 kmSE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast102 kmSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast105 kmSE

After

1. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Sep 17, 1:58 PM AKDT · 3304 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Sep 18, 1:09 PM AKDT · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.449 km E of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Sep 19, 7:32 PM AKDT · 3302 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.519 km NE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 21, 6:12 AM AKDT · 3301 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
5. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, AlaskaThu, Sep 21, 7:21 PM AKDT · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
6. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Sep 22, 4:58 AM AKDT · 3300 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.851 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Sep 22, 2:08 PM AKDT · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Sep 23, 9:09 PM AKDT · 3298 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Sep 24, 2:04 AM AKDT · 3298 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
10. 1.861 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Sep 25, 2:40 AM AKDT · 3297 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.525 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Sep 25, 12:45 PM AKDT · 3296 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.724 km WNW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 1:23 AM AKDT · 3296 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.644 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 8:46 AM AKDT · 3295 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 3:52 PM AKDT · 3295 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.520 km S of Whittier, AlaskaWed, Sep 27, 5:50 PM AKDT · 3294 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 8:36 AM AKDT · 3294 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
17. 1.838 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 12:18 PM AKDT · 3293 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Oct 2, 1:47 AM AKDT · 3290 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
19. 1.853 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 12:18 AM AKDT · 3289 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.613 km SE of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 7:48 AM AKDT · 3289 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
21. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 2:18 PM AKDT · 3288 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3288 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
23. 1.641 km SW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 8:21 PM AKDT · 3288 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
24. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, AlaskaFri, Oct 6, 5:09 AM AKDT · 3286 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.710 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Oct 8, 12:58 PM AKDT · 3283 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.648 km E of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 3:59 AM AKDT · 3282 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
27. 1.514 km S of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 8:12 AM AKDT · 3282 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
28. 1.753 km SSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 6:38 PM AKDT · 3281 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Oct 12, 10:08 PM AKDT · 3279 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
30. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 12, 11:20 PM AKDT · 3279 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 6:47 AM AKDT · 3279 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 10:55 AM AKDT · 3278 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 11:16 PM AKDT · 3278 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
34. 1.616 km SW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Oct 14, 2:05 AM AKDT · 3278 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
35. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Oct 14, 1:03 PM AKDT · 3277 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
36. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 2:26 AM AKDT · 3274 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 6:32 AM AKDT · 3274 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
38. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 11:06 AM AKDT · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
39. 1.943 km SW of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Oct 20, 4:41 AM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
40. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 1:03 AM AKDT · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 2:25 AM AKDT · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 3:27 AM AKDT · 3271 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
43. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 4:41 AM AKDT · 3268 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 7:12 PM AKDT · 3267 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
45. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 8:30 PM AKDT · 3267 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
46. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 25, 4:45 AM AKDT · 3267 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
47. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaWed, Oct 25, 12:10 PM AKDT · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaWed, Oct 25, 10:28 PM AKDT · 3266 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
49. 2.136 km S of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Oct 26, 2:15 AM AKDT · 3266 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.738 km ESE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 1:17 AM AKDT · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
51. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 8:42 PM AKDT · 3264 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
52. 1.911 km NW of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Oct 28, 2:47 AM AKDT · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
53. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, AlaskaSat, Oct 28, 1:51 PM AKDT · 3263 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
54. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 2:15 AM AKDT · 3263 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.8Southern AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 1:08 PM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 8:55 PM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
57. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 5:41 AM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
58. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 5:52 AM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
59. 1.838 km SW of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 1:34 PM AKDT · 3261 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Oct 31, 12:50 AM AKDT · 3261 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

1. 2.038 km ESE of Bear Creek, AlaskaSat, Sep 16, 10:22 PM AKDT · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaFri, Sep 15, 10:25 AM AKDT · 3306 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Sep 15, 2:23 AM AKDT · 3307 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.615 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Sep 14, 9:59 PM AKDT · 3307 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.513 km S of Hope, AlaskaWed, Sep 13, 6:43 AM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaWed, Sep 13, 12:43 AM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Sep 12, 8:58 AM AKDT · 3309 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaTue, Sep 12, 3:33 AM AKDT · 3310 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
9. 3.150 km E of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Sep 11, 3:45 AM AKDT · 3311 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.642 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Sep 11, 1:22 AM AKDT · 3311 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 10:38 PM AKDT · 3312 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
12. 1.942 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaSat, Sep 9, 6:44 PM AKDT · 3312 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Sep 6, 8:39 PM AKDT · 3315 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.422 km WSW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 10:01 PM AKDT · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.66 km ESE of Knik River, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 5:55 PM AKDT · 3316 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.521 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 6:29 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.6Southern AlaskaTue, Sep 5, 5:35 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.634 km NE of Girdwood, AlaskaMon, Sep 4, 6:55 PM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.69 km W of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Sep 4, 2:01 PM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.731 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Sep 4, 10:37 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017by6ecjm (also filed as ak16840719). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.