Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 67 km SE of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, May 14, 2017, 6:49 PM AKDT (02:49 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km ESE of Chignik, 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
2017-05-15 02:49:05 UTC
Depth
33.6 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.449° N, 158.438° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.1121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.674 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.864 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.822 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.958 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.824 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.331 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.928 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.267 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.488 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.351 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.449 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.872 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.526 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.030 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.930 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.029 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.856 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.1south of Alaska · 3381 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.147 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.09 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 3.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.352 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.452 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.255 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.2122 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.9126 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.6108 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.697 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.590 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.7129 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.3113 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.586 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.222 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.174 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.485 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.144 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.118 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away

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