M4.4 earthquake 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Aug 6, 2015, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-06 11:11:20 UTC
- Depth
- 37.9 km (23.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.419° N, 158.522° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | mb, body-wave | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 4.3 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.148 · 13 stations |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 107
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.255 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 4070 days ago · 48 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.043 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4069 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.388 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 4065 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.175 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.1141 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.118 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4063 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.710 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 4058 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.08 km WSW of Perryville, Alaska · 4053 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.682 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4051 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.048 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.743 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.157 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 4049 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.5107 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4048 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.725 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.176 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4044 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.361 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4041 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.375 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4035 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.751 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4033 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.135 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4033 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.0123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 4025 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.5127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.5122 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 4023 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
Before
- 2.027 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4087 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.156 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 4088 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.672 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 4088 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.022 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 4093 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.776 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 4101 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.556 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 4105 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.042 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 4106 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
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