Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 38 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Sun, Jan 8, 2017, 11:30 PM AKST (08:30 UTC), 150 km (93 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 69 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-09 08:30:44 UTC
Depth
149.5 km (92.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.432° N, 163.137° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.122 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.350 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.148 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.932 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.913 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.729 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.413 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.810 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.053 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.447 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.218 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.428 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.735 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.449 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.469 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 179 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.339 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.337 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.648 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.041 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.649 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.750 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.950 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.250 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.447 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.646 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.047 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.032 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.925 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.122 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.435 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.830 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.930 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.932 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.631 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.66 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.833 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017f0s47m (also filed as ak15070043). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.