Written by David Phillips & Beth Bartel
2 May 2017
Event Summary
A Mw 6.2 earthquake occurred at 12:31:54 UTC (4:31am local) on May 1, 2017 88km WNW of Skagway, Alaska. For more information, see the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program event page.
UNAVCO Response
GPS Data
In response to the Mw 6.2 earthquake 88 km WNW of Skagway, Alaska on 2017-05-01, high-rate 1-sps (1 Hz) GPS/GNSS data are being downloaded from four PBO stations near the epicenter for a 7-day period around the event (day of event ± 3 days). A map of GPS stations being downloaded is shown in Figure 2 and includes stations AB42, AB43, AB44, and AB50. These data will be available from the UNAVCO high rate data page.
Borehole Strainmeter Data
UNAVCO has produced a fully processed 1-sps borehole strainmeter (BSM) dataset spanning the time period of this event, available from the PBO borehole strainmeter event response page.
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Figure 1. USGS ShakeMap for the May 1, 2017 M6.2 earthquake 88km WNW of Skagway, Alaska. (Figure from USGS.)...Read more » -
Figure 2. Map showing EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory continuous GPS/GNSS stations near the epicenter (yellow star) of the May 1, 2017 Mw 6.2 event near Skagway, Alaska. UNAVCO is downloading high-rate GPS/GNSS...Read more » -
Figure 3. 1-sps Shear strains recorded by the PBO strainmeters on Vancouver Island, B.C. and Washington State. The distance shown by the strainmeter names indicate the distance from the first event. Vertical red lines...Read more »
UNAVCO Data and Support
- Please contact archive-gps
unavco.org for information on data availability - For information on past event responses, see the UNAVCO Geophysical Event Response page.
Related Links
- UNAVCO Geophysical Event Response page
- USGS event page
- Plate Boundary Observatory
- Alaska Earthquake Center
Map Center:
Skagway, Alaska
Last modified: Tuesday, 09-May-2017 16:56:57 UTC
2017