Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 59 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 11:34 AM AKST (20:34 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 61 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 11:34 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-11-08 20:34:39 UTC
Depth: 115.2 km (71.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.917° N, 154.523° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 40

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ecbsblj (also filed as ak17197957). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.