Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 99 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 10:37 AM AKDT (18:37 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-07 18:37:41 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.514° N, 157.642° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.621 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.3113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3445 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.7129 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.1121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.331 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.026 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.2115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.8150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.4126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 43 km deep · 50 km away

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