M3.0 earthquake 130 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 130 km NW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Thu, Jul 27, 2017, 3:51 PM AKDT (23:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-07-27 23:51:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.794° N, 167.823° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | 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 5.1 km horizontally, 9.2 km in depth
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.2Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.4Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a20t (also filed as ak16377948, ak0179kds4tx). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.