Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km W of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Mon, Jul 3, 2017, 9:58 AM AKDT (17:58 UTC), 185 km (115 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 63 km NE of Cold Bay, 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
UTC
2017-07-03 17:58:07 UTC
Depth
185.3 km (115.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.973° N, 161.580° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.948 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3370 days ago · 159 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.341 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.641 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 158 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.131 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 152 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.543 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.214 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.062 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.363 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 163 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.446 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.943 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.356 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 174 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.637 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 3398 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.956 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0178glco88 (also filed as ak16379170). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.