Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 88 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 88 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 8:17 AM AKDT (16:17 UTC), 60 km (37 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-22 16:17:29 UTC
Depth
59.9 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.636° N, 157.100° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.353 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.631 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.095 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 63 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.850 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.250 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.0143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.860 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.755 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3445 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.258 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.6117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.038 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.838 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.0122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.849 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.4111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.962 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3435 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.637 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.134 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.652 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.8102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 80 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.097 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.144 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.536 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.274 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.154 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3408 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.135 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.824 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.823 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.696 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.3102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.876 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.549 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.935 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.957 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.621 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.735 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.787 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.852 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.649 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.752 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.749 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01755htife (also filed as ak15827215). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.