Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 108 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 108 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 3, 2017, 1:49 AM AKDT (09:49 UTC), 24 km (15 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-03 09:49:07 UTC
Depth
24.2 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.276° N, 156.650° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.4111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 56 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.962 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.8102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.097 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.681 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.274 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3408 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 83 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.184 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.868 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.0114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.860 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.696 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.6117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3445 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.0143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.697 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.850 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.095 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.353 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.3102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.876 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.5151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.6151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away

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