Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km S of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km S of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, 7:59 AM AKST (16:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-05 16:59:50 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.144° N, 157.474° 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.574 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.387 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.628 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 181 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.6113 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.189 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.052 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.074 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.383 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.816 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.078 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.6103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.1120 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.019 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.353 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 94 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.5114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.5106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.90 km WSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.83 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.846 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.231 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.6120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.638 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 103 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.460 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.19 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.84 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3189 days ago · -3 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.657 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.055 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.511 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.65 km N of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.316 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 3178 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 47 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.346 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.3120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.476 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.061 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.982 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.723 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.032 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.450 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.47 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.39 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 3.13 km N of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.039 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.947 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3226 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.926 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.251 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.774 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.333 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 112 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.595 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.965 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.0119 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.250 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.967 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.860 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 137 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.7104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.589 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.051 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.527 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 190 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3248 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.991 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away

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