Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Fox, Alaska on Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 10:09 AM AKDT (18:09 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km W of Ester, 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
UTC
2017-10-17 18:09:13 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.976° N, 147.578° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.618 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.651 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.931 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.652 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.743 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.730 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 72
  10. 2.641 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 3251 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.08 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.816 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.030 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.630 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.86 km S of North Pole, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.63 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.92 km E of College, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.72 km SSE of Fairbanks, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.712 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.06 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.617 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.815 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.59 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.637 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.611 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.225 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.525 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.713 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.730 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.632 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.517 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 2.032 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.721 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.824 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.828 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.158 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.630 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.530 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 3303 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dbwmeli (also filed as ak17067080). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.