Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 9:19 AM AKDT (17:19 UTC), 123 km (77 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-26 17:19:28 UTC
Depth
123.4 km (76.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
55.633° N, 161.796° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.563 km WSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 152 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.630 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.431 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 174 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.150 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 159 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.144 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.163 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.79 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 173 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.741 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.232 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.620 km SW of King Cove, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.125 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.719 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 164 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.728 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 156 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 3.543 km NW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 224 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.231 km NNE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 128 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.055 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.764 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.145 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 143 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.532 km NNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 170 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.049 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.929 km ENE of Cold Bay, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 139 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.044 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.948 km E of King Cove, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.136 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.59 km ESE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 157 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 161 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3314 days ago · 167 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.923 km NW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017cd5suw6 (also filed as ak16949344). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.