Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 47 km SE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 47 km SE of Egegik, Alaska on Wed, Apr 12, 2017, 1:22 PM AKDT (21:22 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 23 km SSW of South Naknek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-12 21:22:00 UTC
Depth
146.9 km (91.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.929° N, 156.777° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0174p1g7v8 (also filed as ak15791788). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.