Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 104 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 104 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 2:11 AM AKST (11:11 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 48 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-24 11:11:27 UTC
Depth
47.4 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.149° N, 156.747° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.4133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.0168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.4107 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.893 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.2111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.899 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.765 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.4103 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.098 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.3121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.8119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.089 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.0129 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.487 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.2108 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01713viihd (also filed as ak15143198, us10007w96). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.