Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 115 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 2, 2017, 2:07 AM AKST (11:07 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-02 11:07:50 UTC
Depth
42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.371° N, 156.539° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.893 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.684 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.651 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.058 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.554 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.057 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 82 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.853 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.2111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.899 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.268 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.765 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.081 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.4103 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.098 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.3121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.665 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.8119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.938 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.956 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.993 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.747 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.598 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.6105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.444 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.549 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 4.5Alaska Peninsula · 3476 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.8150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.3127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 47 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.4107 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.497 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.072 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.0168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.157 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.360 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.4133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.648 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.089 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.892 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away

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