Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 6:45 PM AKDT (02:45 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km W of Cohoe, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-13 02:45:47 UTC
Depth
66.9 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.024° N, 151.430° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3337 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.022 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.876 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.660 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.73 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.52 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.73 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.057 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3335 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.014 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.72 km SSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.015 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.711 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.148 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.72 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.78 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.133 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.265 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.8Southern Alaska · 3330 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 24
  26. 1.95 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.79 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.55 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.910 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.026 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.581 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 135 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.874 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.685 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.49 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.923 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 4.433 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 15 · tsunami flag
  51. 3.230 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.642 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.666 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.522 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.04 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.766 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.070 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.732 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 124 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.510 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.09 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.99 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.413 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 121 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.648 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ac5dp69 (also filed as ak16509330). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.