Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Mar 12, 2017, 6:42 AM AKDT (14:42 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-12 14:42:16 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.766° N, 157.760° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 63 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.8150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.026 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.621 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.850 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.635 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.468 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01739nqqv0 (also filed as ak15501566). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.