Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 31 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 31 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, Jun 6, 2017, 1:14 AM AKDT (09:14 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 47 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-06 09:14:13 UTC
Depth
69.5 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.011° N, 158.452° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.488 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.526 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.030 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.930 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.029 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.856 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.147 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.09 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.453 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.538 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3364 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.75 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.01 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.464 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.978 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.058 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.284 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.5102 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.583 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 3.247 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.359 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.067 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.356 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.822 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.021 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away

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