Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 143 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 143 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Apr 27, 2017, 11:56 AM AKDT (19:56 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 122 km WSW of Akhiok, 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
2017-04-27 19:56:30 UTC
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.132° N, 156.115° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.6117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.467 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.696 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.0122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.4111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.793 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.8102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.097 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.683 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.681 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3409 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.184 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.755 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.095 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.3102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.5151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.6151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.8155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.787 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.8121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.7138 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.153 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.0125 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.7124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.3127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away

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