Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:17 AM AKDT (17:17 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km N of Susitna, 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
2026-04-30 17:17:31 UTC
Depth
33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.744° N, 148.833° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 156 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 156 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.214 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 156 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.818 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 156 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.824 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.27 km N of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 155 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.828 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.123 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 155 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.826 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.817 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 154 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.626 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 154 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.813 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 154 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 153 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.97 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 152 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.729 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 152 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.98 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.64 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.723 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 152 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.934 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 152 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.42 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 151 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 79
  23. 2.04 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 151 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.14 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 151 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.562 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 151 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.651 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 151 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.519 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.835 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 151 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.914 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 151 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.553 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 151 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 151 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.626 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 150 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.032 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 150 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.99 km N of Houston, Alaska · 150 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.26 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 150 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.045 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 149 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.620 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 149 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.529 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 149 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.743 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 149 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.853 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 149 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.521 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 149 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.78 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 149 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.564 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 148 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.63 km W of Tanaina, Alaska · 148 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.917 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.929 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 148 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.020 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 148 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.87 km ENE of Butte, Alaska · 148 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.615 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 147 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.761 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 147 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.014 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 147 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.829 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 147 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.68 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 147 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.522 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 147 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.717 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 147 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.17 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.215 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 146 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.530 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 146 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 157 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.816 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 157 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.028 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 157 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 157 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.12 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 157 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.520 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 157 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.023 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 158 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.613 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 158 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.844 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 158 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.019 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 159 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.766 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 159 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.72 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 159 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.820 km W of Willow, Alaska · 159 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.83 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 159 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.114 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 159 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.820 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 159 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.912 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 160 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 160 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.94 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 160 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.818 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 160 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026indffs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.