Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 2:43 PM AKDT (22:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 60 km W of Petersville, 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
UTC
2017-10-19 22:43:20 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.186° N, 151.988° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 186.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dfaa4v3 (also filed as ak17090314). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.