Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 66 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Sep 3, 2017, 1:40 PM AKDT (21:40 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 68 km ENE of Ugashik, 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: Sun, Sep 3, 2017, 1:40 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-09-03 21:40:11 UTC
Depth: 82.2 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.395° N, 155.516° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 88.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017bb6y2pd (also filed as ak16757496). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.