M2.1 earthquake 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 67 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 17, 2017, 11:28 AM AKST (20:28 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km S of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-17 20:28:19 UTC
- Depth
- 112.2 km (69.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.029° N, 152.377° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 72
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 155 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.736 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.121 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.521 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.537 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.563 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.74 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.068 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 132 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.932 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.628 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.017 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.233 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.726 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.266 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 114 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.140 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.836 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.949 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.814 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.915 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.263 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.844 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.049 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 96 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.642 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.746 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.556 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 112 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.046 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.637 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.058 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 173 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.038 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.680 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.329 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 96 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 106 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.875 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.651 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.974 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.715 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.742 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.635 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.630 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.414 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.582 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 136 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.872 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.77 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.041 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.618 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.077 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 127 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.657 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 119 km deep · 12 km away
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017g4tpizy (also filed as ak17607583). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.