Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 54 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 54 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska on Sat, Nov 25, 2017, 10:52 AM AKST (19:52 UTC), 145 km (90 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-25 19:52:55 UTC
Depth
145.0 km (90.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.288° N, 156.112° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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Stations used
72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017f4ffohp (also filed as ak17390018, us2000bucv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.