M2.0 earthquake 26 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 23, 2017, 4:20 AM AKDT

UTC

2017-08-23 12:20:22 UTC

Depth

80.1 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.748° N, 151.767° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

73

• Nikiski, AlaskaPopulation 4,493. Forecast27 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast113 kmWSW

After

1. 1.55 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaWed, Aug 23, 1:59 PM AKDT · 3328 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Aug 24, 12:35 AM AKDT · 3328 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.581 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Aug 24, 6:29 AM AKDT · 3327 days ago · 135 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Aug 24, 7:30 AM AKDT · 3327 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
5. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Aug 24, 5:44 PM AKDT · 3327 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.731 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Aug 24, 9:54 PM AKDT · 3327 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 6:48 AM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.840 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 7:05 AM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.166 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 8:12 AM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 9:36 AM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.874 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 8:08 PM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.648 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Aug 25, 10:44 PM AKDT · 3326 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.685 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 12:46 PM AKDT · 3325 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
14. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 2:20 PM AKDT · 3325 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 9:10 PM AKDT · 3325 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.923 km SW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 10:29 PM AKDT · 3325 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
17. 4.433 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, Aug 26, 11:51 PM AKDT · 3325 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 15 · tsunami flag
18. 1.63 km ENE of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 7:07 AM AKDT · 3324 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 6:52 PM AKDT · 3324 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
20. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 9:43 PM AKDT · 3324 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
21. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 27, 11:34 PM AKDT · 3324 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.660 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 12:10 AM AKDT · 3324 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
23. 1.642 km WNW of Cohoe, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 2:50 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away
24. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 3:48 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 4:34 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.522 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 4:44 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 76 km deep · 6 km away
27. 2.04 km NNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 7:09 AM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 3:42 PM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
29. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 28, 8:42 PM AKDT · 3323 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
30. 2.325 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 29, 7:42 AM AKDT · 3322 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
31. 1.618 km NNW of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Aug 29, 8:30 AM AKDT · 3322 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
32. 1.648 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 2:51 AM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 85 km deep · 23 km away
33. 1.560 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 4:09 AM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
34. 1.740 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 8:38 AM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
35. 3.011 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 2:23 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
36. 2.34 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 4:33 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
37. 1.618 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
38. 1.625 km W of Hope, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 7:50 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.722 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 7:59 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
40. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 9:08 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
41. 2.460 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Aug 30, 10:18 PM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
42. 1.713 km WSW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 1:14 AM AKDT · 3321 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
43. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 5:04 AM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
44. 2.361 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 8:34 AM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.767 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 9:01 AM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.717 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 3:32 PM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
47. 1.637 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 5:26 PM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
48. 2.48 km WSW of Cohoe, AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 9:27 PM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
49. 2.5Southern AlaskaThu, Aug 31, 9:54 PM AKDT · 3320 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
50. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Sep 1, 5:57 AM AKDT · 3319 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
51. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaFri, Sep 1, 7:34 AM AKDT · 3319 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
52. 2.829 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Sep 1, 7:47 PM AKDT · 3319 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
53. 1.815 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 5:45 AM AKDT · 3318 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 9:59 AM AKDT · 3318 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
55. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 12:45 PM AKDT · 3318 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 1:50 PM AKDT · 3318 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
57. 1.969 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 2, 8:04 PM AKDT · 3318 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.515 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Sep 3, 7:21 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
59. 1.511 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Sep 3, 9:24 AM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
60. 1.571 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Sep 3, 12:14 PM AKDT · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Aug 23, 2:18 AM AKDT · 3328 days ago · 110 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.910 km NE of Ridgeway, AlaskaTue, Aug 22, 9:26 PM AKDT · 3329 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
3. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 11:14 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.55 km SSE of Soldotna, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 10:40 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.79 km E of Sterling, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 5:10 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 2:49 PM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 8:57 AM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Aug 21, 6:49 AM AKDT · 3330 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.95 km SSE of Soldotna, AlaskaSun, Aug 20, 5:28 PM AKDT · 3331 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.861 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Aug 20, 3:32 PM AKDT · 3331 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 19, 2:44 PM AKDT · 3332 days ago · 111 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.78 km SSW of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Aug 19, 1:21 AM AKDT · 3332 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
13. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 18, 5:17 AM AKDT · 3333 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
14. 3.148 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Aug 18, 3:44 AM AKDT · 3333 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Aug 18, 2:47 AM AKDT · 3333 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.711 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Aug 18, 12:23 AM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.015 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaThu, Aug 17, 11:58 PM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.748 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Aug 17, 1:38 PM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.767 km ENE of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, Aug 17, 12:11 PM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.736 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, Aug 17, 10:33 AM AKDT · 3334 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017asuk3cb (also filed as ak16634388). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.