Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska on Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 11:50 PM AKDT (07:50 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 52 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 11:50 PM AKDT
UTC: 2016-10-28 07:50:36 UTC
Depth: 168.7 km (104.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.803° N, 157.422° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dvkrn0t (also filed as ak14295597). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.