Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, May 5, 2017, 8:56 PM AKDT (04:56 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-06 04:56:32 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.509° N, 156.946° 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
2.9ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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How well it is located

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Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.488 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.2188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.1south of Alaska · 3382 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.0143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.5151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.6151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.8155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.266 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.7138 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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