Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 14 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 15, 2017, 8:42 AM AKDT (16:42 UTC), 120 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 28 km E of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-15 16:42:12 UTC
Depth
119.8 km (74.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.897° N, 161.064° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.831 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.926 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.062 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.363 km NE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 163 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.329 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3314 days ago · 167 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 161 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.59 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 157 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.123 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.238 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 143 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.87 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.828 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.055 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.563 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 152 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.840 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.713 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.543 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.745 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.131 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 152 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.834 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.040 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.129 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.641 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 158 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.01 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.75 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017aforquj (also filed as ak16748431). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.