M4.4 earthquake 69 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 69 km NW of Cold Bay, Alaska on Wed, Mar 1, 2017, 5:56 PM AKST (02:56 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-03-02 02:56:24 UTC
- Depth
- 179.3 km (111.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 55.598° N, 163.547° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.056 · 91 stations |
| 4.4 | mb, body-wave | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 179
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.250 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 151 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.816 km W of King Cove, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.73 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 175 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.429 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 145 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.041 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 149 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.15 km NW of False Pass, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100086ff (also filed as ak15426512, ak0172sxb3az). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.