Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 130 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 130 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Mar 17, 2018, 1:22 AM AKDT (09:22 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-17 09:22:07 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.396° N, 157.061° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.453 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.646 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.564 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.8202 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.966 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.7130 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.3140 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.7133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.6118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.538 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.9153 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.477 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.4118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.5158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.7191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.1116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.5112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.787 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.279 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.4103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.8113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.6136 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.954 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.4134 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.8130 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.839 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.0119 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.4206 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.3134 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.6134 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 4.4132 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.838 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away

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