Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, May 8, 2017, 9:14 PM AKDT (05:14 UTC), 20 km (13 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-09 05:14:35 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.495° N, 157.069° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.488 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.2188 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.1south of Alaska · 3382 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.4126 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.0143 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.9125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.885 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.8141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.5151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.6151 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.8155 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.0130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.0124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away

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