Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 79 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 5:08 AM AKST (14:08 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 27 km ESE of Ugashik, 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: Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 5:08 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-01-24 14:08:19 UTC
Depth: 115.2 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.002° N, 156.094° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 87.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01713xa5jq (also filed as ak15177361). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.