Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km E of Clear, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km E of Clear, Alaska on Sat, Jan 3, 2026, 11:32 PM AKST (08:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 36 km WSW of Denali Park, 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
2026-01-04 08:32:02 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.231° N, 148.440° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.9 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.732 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.17 km ESE of Anderson, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.473 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.838 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 270 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.813 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.962 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.56 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.925 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 270 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.859 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 269 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 269 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.527 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.825 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 269 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.934 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 268 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.745 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 267 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.231 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 267 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.872 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 267 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.68 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.334 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 267 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.962 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.521 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 266 days ago · 117 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.513 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.019 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 265 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.816 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 265 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.517 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 265 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.510 km E of Fox, Alaska · 265 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.629 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 264 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.88 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 264 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 264 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.813 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.54 km WSW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 263 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.723 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 262 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.63 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.111 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.364 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 260 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 260 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.348 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 259 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.713 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 259 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.458 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.736 km E of Healy, Alaska · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.940 km W of Clear, Alaska · 258 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.746 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.720 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.536 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 257 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.515 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.556 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.751 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.734 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.617 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 255 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.760 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.754 km W of Clear, Alaska · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.79 km SE of Fox, Alaska · 253 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 18
  55. 1.510 km SE of Fox, Alaska · 253 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.936 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 252 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.018 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.069 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.215 km SSW of Clear, Alaska · 249 days ago · 136 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.935 km W of Clear, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.415 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.114 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 273 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.86 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 273 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.018 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.554 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 273 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.918 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 274 days ago · 116 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.326 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.948 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 276 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.87 km W of Healy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.07 km N of Denali Park, Alaska · 276 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.918 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 276 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.611 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 277 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.719 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 277 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.74 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.514 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 278 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.64 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.719 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 279 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.813 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 279 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026agedxa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.