Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 68 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 68 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 7, 2017, 4:14 PM AKST (01:14 UTC), 44 km (28 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-08 01:14:26 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.889° N, 157.575° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.711 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 4.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 53 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.5106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.662 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 4.060 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.580 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.694 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.953 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away

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