Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 237 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 237 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 6:10 PM AKDT (02:10 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-29 02:10:09 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.365° N, 163.778° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2205 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.4141 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.5185 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.4148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.5151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.2147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.5147 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.1188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.3145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.4249 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 37 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.8258 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.7188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.5212 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.9214 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.1151 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.4185 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.4232 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0175gu7buk (also filed as ak15929907). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.