Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km N of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km N of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 18, 2016, 7:44 PM AKST (04:44 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 42 km E of Port Heiden, 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
2016-02-19 04:44:30 UTC
Depth
96.0 km (59.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.519° N, 158.376° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3870 days ago · 83 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.352 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3868 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.653 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3865 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.635 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.023 km NNE of Perryville, Alaska · 3864 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.134 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3863 days ago · 99 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.321 km SSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.060 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3849 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 6.242 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  10. 4.150 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.555 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.455 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.342 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.149 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 4.448 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.842 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.346 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.051 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.449 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.342 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.843 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.144 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.044 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.041 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.643 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 3.037 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.846 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.051 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.745 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.045 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.047 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.747 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.844 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.145 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 3.039 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.939 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.546 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.342 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.743 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.645 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 3.143 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.843 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.753 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.648 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 3.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 3.040 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.853 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.853 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.443 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.626 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.748 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.048 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.146 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.952 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.547 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.652 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 3.348 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3838 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.69 km NNE of Perryville, Alaska · 3900 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.56 km ESE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3911 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away

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