May 1, 2017 Earthquake: British Columbia, Skagway, Canada, Alaska
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck British Columbia, Skagway, Canada, Alaska on May 1, 2017 at 12:31:03 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- May 1, 2017
- Time
- 12:31:03 UTC
- Place
- British Columbia, Skagway, Canada, Alaska
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 59.821° N, 136.711° W
- Country
- Canada
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada - CDI: 5; Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - CDI: 4; Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada - CDI: 4; Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada - CDI: 2; Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada - CDI: 2
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 11, 1900, SE. Alaska, Alaska, United States
- July 10, 1958, Lituya Bay, Alaska, United States
- September 24, 1907, Skagway, Alaska, United States
- July 25, 2014, Southeastern, Alaska, United States
- September 10, 1899, Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States
- September 10, 1899, SE Alaska, Alaska, United States
More
Significant earthquakes of 2017The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2017Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10247.