Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 58 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 58 km NNE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Oct 6, 2017, 7:17 PM AKDT (03:17 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 47 km SSE of Akutan, 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
UTC
2017-10-07 03:17:39 UTC
Depth
112.2 km (69.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.619° N, 165.422° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.257 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.171 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.118 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.117 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.485 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.471 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.837 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.176 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.268 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.269 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.237 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.427 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.258 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.334 km SSW of Akutan, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.028 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.389 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.212 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.347 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.035 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.825 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.351 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.944 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.268 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.885 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.613 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.272 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.962 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.643 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.089 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017cv4d7bj (also filed as ak16991997). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.