Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Jan 16, 2017, 6:51 AM AKST (15:51 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km E of Port Heiden, 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
2017-01-16 15:51:17 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.281° N, 157.997° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.036 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.745 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.648 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.946 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.750 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.148 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.849 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.956 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.441 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.360 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.157 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.649 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.950 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.058 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.554 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.711 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.248 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.995 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.2111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.450 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.679 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.844 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.213 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.0116 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.8119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.25 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 2.050 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.853 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.052 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.246 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.659 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.5106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.944 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017qpu0u9 (also filed as ak15138322). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.