Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 14, 2017, 2:25 PM AKDT (22:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 95 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-14 22:25:25 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.159° N, 158.071° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.495 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.151 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.87 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.154 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.656 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.2116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.536 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.142 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.339 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.251 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.315 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 93 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.617 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.723 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 63 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.360 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.823 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.758 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.991 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.615 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.818 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.834 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.335 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.123 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.067 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.357 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.293 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.365 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.717 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.123 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.530 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.522 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.221 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.618 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.521 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.254 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017bted52h (also filed as ak16861216). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.