Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 102 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Sun, May 14, 2017, 12:41 PM AKDT (20:41 UTC), 80 km (50 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
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-14 20:41:03 UTC
Depth
79.7 km (49.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.642° N, 156.865° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.085 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.097 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.144 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.947 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.784 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.780 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.247 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.639 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.536 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.683 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.681 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.274 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.154 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.981 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3407 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.135 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.482 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.824 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.9111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.9120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.770 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.854 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.865 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.194 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.988 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.184 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.039 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.433 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 85 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.352 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.868 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.0114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.976 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.860 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3380 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.5122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.748 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 3.118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.728 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.584 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.234 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.835 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.396 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.598 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.6121 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.652 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.134 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.637 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3433 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.962 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.589 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.6118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.4111 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.849 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.0122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.782 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.4108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.939 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.838 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.344 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.696 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.038 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.6117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away

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