Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 65 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 30, 2016, 12:39 AM AKDT (08:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-30 08:39:17 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.745° N, 158.046° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.294 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.94 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.077 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.133 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.562 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.664 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.938 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.424 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.727 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.2128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.356 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.279 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.483 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.620 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.726 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.4115 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.276 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.0107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.422 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.268 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.882 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 5.159 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.18 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.579 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.755 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.827 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.947 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.4111 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.575 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.377 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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