Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 97 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Apr 8, 2017, 6:27 PM AKDT (02:27 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Apr 8, 2017, 6:27 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-04-09 02:27:38 UTC
Depth: 59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.090° N, 164.148° 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.

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast106 kmE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0174jrk3dz (also filed as ak15706736). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.