Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 9 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska on Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 3:10 PM AKDT (23:10 UTC), 173 km (108 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 3:10 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-10-26 23:10:44 UTC
Depth: 173.3 km (107.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 55.916° N, 161.156° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.7	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.159 · 10 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.1 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.16
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 105°
Stations used: 106

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast77 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ayui (also filed as ak17100552, ak017dqvfz9y). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.