Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:05 PM AKST (05:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 16 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 8:05 PM AKST
UTC: 2017-01-29 05:05:27 UTC
Depth: 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.657° N, 161.648° 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.

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast79 kmNNE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0171c1ld0d (also filed as ak15175346). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.