Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 8:46 AM AKDT (16:46 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2017-09-26 16:46:23 UTC
Depth
20.5 km (12.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.142° N, 148.369° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.520 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.63 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.33 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.838 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.216 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.648 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.514 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 14
  41. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.525 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.529 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.519 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.719 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.512 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.124 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.644 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.747 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017cd5d79l (also filed as ak16910864). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.