Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 10:39 PM AKDT (06:39 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 64 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-29 06:39:40 UTC
Depth
128.2 km (79.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.052° N, 154.318° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017dvk3utd (also filed as ak17146420). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:44 PM UTC.