Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 6:21 PM AKDT (02:21 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 120 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Tue, Aug 22, 2017, 6:21 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-08-23 02:21:50 UTC
Depth: 25.6 km (15.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.535° N, 164.636° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast100 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 103.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017asom17x (also filed as ak16751602). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.