Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km E of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km E of Perryville, Alaska on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 11:14 PM AKST (08:14 UTC), 59 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 68 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-25 08:14:34 UTC
Depth
58.5 km (36.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.907° N, 158.769° 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.140 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.841 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.711 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.354 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.468 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.861 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.635 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.257 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.940 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.857 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.745 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.342 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.25 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 93 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 4.148 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.464 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.915 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.045 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.375 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01715ha7vx (also filed as ak15187487). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.