Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 14, 2017, 1:39 AM AKDT (09:39 UTC), 68 km (42 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
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-14 09:39:36 UTC
Depth
67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.162° N, 158.153° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.935 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.095 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.850 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.652 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.021 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.8102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.822 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.144 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.536 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.331 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.928 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.488 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.129 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.026 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.549 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away

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