Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 71 km W of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 71 km W of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 9:02 AM AKST (18:02 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 55 km NW of Aleneva, 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: Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 9:02 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-12-10 18:02:27 UTC
Depth: 76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.188° N, 154.103° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 35

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ft7loc2 (also filed as ak17598237). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.