Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 50 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 50 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 1:40 AM AKST (10:40 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-02 10:40:39 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.841° N, 158.329° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.194 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.3134 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.267 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.768 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.117 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.6131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.816 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.2114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.676 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.744 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.231 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.361 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.460 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.851 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.146 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.316 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.926 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.144 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.087 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.6123 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.4122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.8122 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.753 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 49 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.610 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.752 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.838 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.031 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.511 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.823 km ENE of Perryville, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.723 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.617 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away

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