M2.9 earthquake 197 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 197 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Mon, Apr 10, 2017, 12:24 AM AKDT (08:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-04-10 08:24:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 53.571° N, 160.181° 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.1232 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.9207 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.2126 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.8188 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.7178 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away · tsunami flag
- 2.5112 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008hpu (also filed as ak15744647, ak0174linef9). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.