Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 12:10 PM AKDT (20:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km SW of Tatitlek, 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
2017-10-25 20:10:54 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.094° N, 148.399° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.549 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 5.353 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1,033 · tsunami flag
  58. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.450 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 14
  20. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dp64cla (also filed as ak17097651). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.