Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 7:17 AM AKST (16:17 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, 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
2026-01-24 16:17:02 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.069° N, 149.066° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
67°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.522 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.539 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.827 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 253 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.933 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 253 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.130 km N of Chase, Alaska · 253 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.818 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 253 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.720 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 253 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.628 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 252 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.89 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.623 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.522 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 252 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.49 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.07 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.452 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 252 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.47 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 252 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 81
  22. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.833 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 251 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.719 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 251 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.515 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 251 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.011 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 251 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.723 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 251 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.816 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 251 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.214 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.631 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 251 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.838 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 250 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.25 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.521 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.527 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.040 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.927 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.84 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.312 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.232 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 250 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.09 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 249 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.021 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.947 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.97 km S of Willow, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 249 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.727 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 249 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.322 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 248 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.944 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 248 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.271 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.157 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 248 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.737 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.03 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.029 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.717 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.529 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 247 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.523 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.65 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 254 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.73 km E of Gateway, Alaska · 254 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.735 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 254 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.26 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 255 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.76 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 255 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.05 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 255 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 255 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.73 km W of Willow, Alaska · 255 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.62 km S of Houston, Alaska · 256 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 256 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 256 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.515 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 256 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.838 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.562 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026brmceh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.