Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 65 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jun 17, 2017, 8:39 AM AKDT (16:39 UTC), 68 km (42 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-17 16:39:53 UTC
Depth
68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.476° N, 157.394° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.184 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.433 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.352 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.868 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.0114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.860 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3379 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.5122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.748 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.234 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.835 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.598 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.0126 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.9106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.8119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.845 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.453 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.9118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.6117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.084 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.978 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.058 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.583 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.552 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.247 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.572 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.359 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.067 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.356 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.531 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.337 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.943 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.1112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.311 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.352 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.199 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.854 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 59 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.331 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3406 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.154 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.274 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.536 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away

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