Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 4:38 PM AKDT (00:38 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 68 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 4:38 PM AKDT
UTC: 2017-09-19 00:38:38 UTC
Depth: 73.3 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.210° N, 152.020° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 134

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017c1b15jk (also filed as ak16852863, us2000aqex). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.