Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Apr 4, 2017, 1:25 PM AKDT (21:25 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-04 21:25:12 UTC
Depth
57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.063° N, 158.464° 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
11

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.621 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.144 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.935 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.850 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3445 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.021 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.822 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.464 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 159 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.022 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.549 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.25 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0174bt63yp (also filed as ak15684494). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.