Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, May 19, 2017, 8:24 PM AKDT (04:24 UTC), 52 km (32 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-20 04:24:14 UTC
Depth
51.6 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.597° N, 156.827° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.144 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.784 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.536 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.683 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.681 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.274 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.154 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3407 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.135 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.482 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.824 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 80 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.854 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.194 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.988 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.184 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.039 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.433 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 85 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.352 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.868 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.0114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.976 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.860 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3380 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.5122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.748 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.728 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.584 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.234 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.835 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.396 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.598 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.0126 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.891 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.9106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 85 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.845 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.097 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.8102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 80 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.652 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.134 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.637 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3434 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.962 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.4111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.849 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.0122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.838 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.696 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away

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