Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 76 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 8:17 PM AKST (05:17 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 8:17 PM AKST
UTC: 2017-11-18 05:17:23 UTC
Depth: 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.012° N, 156.138° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 74.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017esm4m12 (also filed as ak17348441). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC.