Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 35 km E of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 35 km E of King Salmon, Alaska on Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 8:37 AM AKST (17:37 UTC), 167 km (104 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 80 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-03 17:37:49 UTC
Depth
167.3 km (104.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.682° N, 156.053° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0171kim7e8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.