Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km WNW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Hope, Alaska on Mon, May 22, 2017, 10:30 AM AKDT (18:30 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 19 km ESE of Kasilof, 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
2017-05-22 18:30:01 UTC
Depth
40.4 km (25.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.981° N, 149.959° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.513 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.517 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.613 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 49 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.732 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.013 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.521 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.123 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.67 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.612 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.823 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.815 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.825 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.910 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.525 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.76 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.719 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.56 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.519 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.522 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 47 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.525 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.038 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.620 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.14 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.17 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.720 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.612 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.811 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.122 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.219 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.631 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.610 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.921 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.50 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.412 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.515 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.520 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.419 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.911 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.522 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.518 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.613 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 48 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.513 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.57 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.25 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.310 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.96 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.920 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.820 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.317 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.630 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.626 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.92 km NNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.910 km WNW of Primrose, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.520 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.58 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.72 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.35 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176j57ims (also filed as ak16105915). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.