Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 8:58 AM AKST (17:58 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 158 km ESE of Chignik, 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
2017-12-02 17:58:12 UTC
Depth
53.4 km (33.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.958° N, 156.352° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4158 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.387 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.6113 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.1101 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.134 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.6131 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.1120 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.5114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.6120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.5129 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.361 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.3120 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.3120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.595 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.087 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.0119 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.991 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017ffz1fo5 (also filed as ak17464628). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.