Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 41 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 3:01 PM AKST (00:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNW of Valdez, 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
2020-12-18 00:01:17 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.480° N, 148.064° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Houston, Alaska · 2113 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2113 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.131 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.044 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.624 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.98 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.922 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2109 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 2108 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2108 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.843 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.725 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.639 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.57 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.113 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.021 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.96 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.59 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.542 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.62 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2102 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.56 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.97 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2101 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.69 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 33
  35. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.514 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2100 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.527 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2099 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.68 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2096 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 14
  44. 1.94 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, AK · 2095 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.510 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.55 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  49. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.56 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.932 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.030 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.944 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.929 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2114 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.346 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.09 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 2115 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2116 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2117 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.527 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2117 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.933 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2118 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.69 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2119 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.37 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 74
  14. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.85 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.842 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2120 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.947 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2121 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2121 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020g7sprdr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.