M1.6 earthquake 45 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 2:18 PM AKDT

UTC

2017-10-03 22:18:57 UTC

Depth

20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.145° N, 148.311° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

27

• Knik River, AlaskaPopulation 744. Forecast48 kmSE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast70 kmESE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast86 kmE

After

1. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 3, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaWed, Oct 4, 11:56 AM AKDT · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Oct 4, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, AlaskaFri, Oct 6, 5:09 AM AKDT · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Oct 6, 5:32 PM AKDT · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.514 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Oct 7, 4:20 AM AKDT · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.55 km ENE of Houston, AlaskaSat, Oct 7, 8:40 AM AKDT · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.648 km E of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 3:59 AM AKDT · 3280 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.626 km NW of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 5:35 AM AKDT · 3280 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.514 km S of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Oct 10, 8:12 AM AKDT · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.71 km SW of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Oct 12, 8:52 AM AKDT · 3278 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Oct 12, 10:08 PM AKDT · 3277 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Oct 12, 11:20 PM AKDT · 3277 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 6:47 AM AKDT · 3277 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 6:55 AM AKDT · 3277 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
16. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 13, 11:16 PM AKDT · 3276 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Oct 14, 12:42 AM AKDT · 3276 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.616 km SW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Oct 14, 2:05 AM AKDT · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Oct 14, 1:03 PM AKDT · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Oct 15, 8:44 PM AKDT · 3274 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
21. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSun, Oct 15, 11:27 PM AKDT · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 14
22. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Oct 17, 2:02 PM AKDT · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
23. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 2:26 AM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 6:32 AM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.68 km SW of Knik, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 7:15 AM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 11:06 AM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 12:14 PM AKDT · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
28. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Oct 18, 11:08 PM AKDT · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
29. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaThu, Oct 19, 8:39 AM AKDT · 3271 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
30. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Oct 20, 11:13 AM AKDT · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Oct 20, 11:23 PM AKDT · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 1:03 AM AKDT · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
33. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 2:25 AM AKDT · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Oct 21, 3:27 AM AKDT · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
35. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Oct 22, 5:02 PM AKDT · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
36. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 6:07 AM AKDT · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 7:12 PM AKDT · 3265 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
38. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Oct 24, 8:30 PM AKDT · 3265 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaWed, Oct 25, 4:45 AM AKDT · 3265 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
40. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaWed, Oct 25, 12:10 PM AKDT · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
41. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Oct 26, 8:23 PM AKDT · 3263 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 1:46 AM AKDT · 3263 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 8:11 AM AKDT · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
44. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 6:31 PM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Oct 27, 8:42 PM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Oct 28, 6:40 AM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.528 km W of Valdez, AlaskaSat, Oct 28, 9:52 AM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
48. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, AlaskaSat, Oct 28, 1:51 PM AKDT · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
49. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 2:20 AM AKDT · 3261 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
50. 1.8Southern AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 1:08 PM AKDT · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
51. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Oct 29, 8:55 PM AKDT · 3260 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 5:41 AM AKDT · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
53. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 5:52 AM AKDT · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
54. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 7:24 AM AKDT · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Oct 30, 7:23 PM AKDT · 3259 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Oct 31, 12:50 AM AKDT · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
57. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Oct 31, 9:02 AM AKDT · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
58. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Oct 31, 10:39 AM AKDT · 3259 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Oct 31, 8:44 PM AKDT · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
60. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, AlaskaWed, Nov 1, 1:01 AM AKDT · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, AlaskaMon, Oct 2, 6:59 AM AKDT · 3288 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaMon, Oct 2, 1:47 AM AKDT · 3288 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, AlaskaSun, Oct 1, 2:24 PM AKDT · 3289 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, AlaskaSat, Sep 30, 8:48 PM AKDT · 3289 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaSat, Sep 30, 2:42 AM AKDT · 3290 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, AlaskaSat, Sep 30, 1:52 AM AKDT · 3290 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
7. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, AlaskaFri, Sep 29, 3:38 PM AKDT · 3291 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaFri, Sep 29, 1:25 PM AKDT · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.216 km WNW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 12:52 PM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.838 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 12:18 PM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 8:36 AM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.54 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 7:13 AM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.33 km SE of Houston, AlaskaThu, Sep 28, 12:11 AM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.63 km ESE of Houston, AlaskaWed, Sep 27, 11:52 PM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Sep 27, 10:36 PM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
16. 1.63 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, AlaskaWed, Sep 27, 10:08 PM AKDT · 3292 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.520 km S of Whittier, AlaskaWed, Sep 27, 5:50 PM AKDT · 3293 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 3:52 PM AKDT · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.928 km NW of Valdez, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 12:51 PM AKDT · 3294 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.644 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Sep 26, 8:46 AM AKDT · 3294 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017cotjayc (also filed as ak16988552). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.