Alaska earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 5:19 AM AKST (14:19 UTC), 109 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Jan 20, 2017, 5:19 AM AKST
UTC: 2017-01-20 14:19:24 UTC
Depth: 109.3 km (67.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.276° N, 152.577° 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
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.3	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 I, not felt shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 143

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 ak017xb74t9 (also filed as ak15110583, us10007ubq). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.