Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 58 km SW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 58 km SW of Salcha, Alaska on Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 8:09 AM AKDT (16:09 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km W of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Sep 24, 2017, 8:09 AM AKDT
UTC: 2017-09-24 16:09:47 UTC
Depth: 113.0 km (70.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 64.227° N, 147.905° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 77

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017c9u2mnt (also filed as ak16892349). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.