Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 54 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 54 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2017, 10:40 PM AKST (07:40 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 120 km SE 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
2017-02-10 07:40:37 UTC
Depth
37.5 km (23.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.544° N, 158.560° 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
15

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.468 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.259 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.662 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.544 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.635 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.666 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.761 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.940 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.028 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.129 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 4.9120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.231 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.449 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.034 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.25 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.171 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.457 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.078 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.464 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.363 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.932 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.022 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.4126 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.761 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 4.2115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.026 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.536 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.265 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.299 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.562 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.745 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.841 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.090 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.4106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.887 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.140 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.7124 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.155 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away

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