M3.7 earthquake 200 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 200 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 2:58 PM AKDT (22:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-10-28 22:58:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.405° N, 161.098° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.225 · 5 stations |
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 78
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.3110 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.6150 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.4114 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.7225 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.6219 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.6193 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000b039 (also filed as ak17110350, ak017du67gac). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.