Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 64 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 64 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 2:19 PM AKDT (22:19 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 71 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-03 22:19:47 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.474° N, 158.473° W
Region
Alaska
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations

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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.179 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.678 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.653 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.1145 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.829 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.163 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.6115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.718 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.3122 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.369 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.329 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.443 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.143 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.580 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.878 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 32 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.662 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.4117 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.4127 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.171 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.375 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.045 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.170 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.29 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.147 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.161 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.144 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.268 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.523 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.422 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.6128 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away

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