Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 70 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 70 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 5:33 PM AKDT (01:33 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km ESE of Nikiski, 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: Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 5:33 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-08-13 01:33:15 UTC
Depth: 130.2 km (80.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.390° N, 152.297° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 74

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ac4pmkb (also filed as ak16509323). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.