Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 1, 2017, 5:12 AM AKDT (13:12 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-01 13:12:56 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.885° N, 157.544° 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
24

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.488 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.617 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.723 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.823 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.991 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.838 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.610 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.753 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.8122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.4122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.6123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.087 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.595 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.250 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.1132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 4.4158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.3134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.267 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.768 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 3.6131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.816 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.2114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.676 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.744 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.315 km N of Chignik, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 93 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.251 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.339 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away

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