Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 1:22 PM AKST (22:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2018-01-26 22:22:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.732° N, 148.166° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.528 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.717 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.622 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.913 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.915 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.614 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.114 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.911 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.051 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.69 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.018 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.916 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.522 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.53 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.74 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.63 km S of Eagle River, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.617 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.85 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.644 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 3.055 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 3.56 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3160 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.623 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.816 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.224 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  5. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 54
  9. 2.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3172 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01817d7eem (also filed as ak18202573). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.