Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km SE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Egegik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC), 1 km (0 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
UTC
2017-01-16 12:44:25 UTC
Depth
0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.094° N, 157.206° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.919 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.020 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.233 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 170 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.959 km NW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.356 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.079 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.171 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.974 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.251 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 153 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.881 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.958 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.943 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 154 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.186 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.135 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 167 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.885 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.651 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.652 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.079 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.785 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.048 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 4.027 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.853 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.575 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.580 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.857 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 153 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.143 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.991 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.052 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 162 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.982 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.274 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.869 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.450 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 146 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.973 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.865 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.164 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.668 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 3.133 km S of King Salmon, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 184 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.170 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 145 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.674 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.637 km SSW of Portage Creek, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.683 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.079 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.273 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.723 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.863 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 133 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.370 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.566 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.862 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 145 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.957 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 158 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.081 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.274 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3562 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.88 km S of Portage Creek, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.846 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.591 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.080 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.573 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.472 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.688 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017qo08ln (also filed as ak15079264). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC.