Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 59 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 59 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Feb 14, 2017, 4:22 AM AKST (13:22 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-14 13:22:30 UTC
Depth
45.8 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.109° N, 157.502° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.2111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.450 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.8119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.956 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.549 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 4.5Alaska Peninsula · 3476 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.8150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.3127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.026 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.129 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.0125 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.616 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.621 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.957 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.711 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.058 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.360 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.4133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away

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