Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 143 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 143 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, May 13, 2016, 12:41 PM AKDT (20:41 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 75 km SE of Perryville, 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
2016-05-13 20:41:36 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.325° N, 156.884° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.071 · 26 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1230 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.6129 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3789 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.775 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.370 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.573 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.176 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.273 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.378 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.771 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.677 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.574 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.471 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.375 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.772 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.368 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3777 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.051 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.475 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 4.777 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.170 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.571 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.072 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.673 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.6131 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 4.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.174 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.294 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.578 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.474 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.873 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.953 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.475 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.774 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.578 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.979 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.957 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.978 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.489 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.373 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.5122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3819 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01665y61h3 (also filed as ak13594564, us10005iny). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.