Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 124 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 124 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Jan 29, 2017, 9:08 AM AKST (18:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-29 18:08:06 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.869° N, 158.432° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.7ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.887 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.090 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.841 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 4.468 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.635 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.294 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.078 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.464 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.4126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.761 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.568 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.085 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0171c9clel (also filed as ak15192774, us20008h9p). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.