Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 6:36 PM AKST (03:36 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-07 03:36:41 UTC
Depth
39.6 km (24.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.798° N, 156.655° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.4133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.0168 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.4107 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.2111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 4.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.5south of Alaska · 3497 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.0129 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.5106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.580 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.953 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away

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