Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 58 km E of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 58 km E of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 3:48 AM HAST (13:48 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 56 km E of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-17 13:48:54 UTC
Depth
69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.105° N, 173.356° 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
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.682 km NNE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 188 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.2104 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.1100 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.5103 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.6101 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.597 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.3137 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 132 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.466 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.056 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.256 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away · tsunami flag
  11. 2.862 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.169 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.944 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.843 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.125 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.498 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.549 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.29 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.2Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.234 km WSW of Atka, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.242 km ENE of Atka, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.599 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 142 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.964 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.9104 km NE of Atka, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 184 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.722 km W of Atka, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.925 km NNW of Atka, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 222 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.167 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.940 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.7113 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.371 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.945 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.263 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.7113 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.8102 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 3.9120 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.539 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.220 km N of Atka, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 181 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.846 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.590 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.555 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 100 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.522 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.235 km N of Atka, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 209 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.336 km ESE of Atka, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.343 km E of Atka, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.789 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01727ltp4q (also filed as ak15285634). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.