Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 57 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 57 km NE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, May 14, 2016, 6:30 AM AKDT (14:30 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-14 14:30:27 UTC
Depth
77.4 km (48.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.609° N, 157.672° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.850 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.259 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.150 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3791 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 3789 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.250 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3786 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.351 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.525 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3784 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.046 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.440 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3783 days ago · 88 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.741 km SW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.432 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.041 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3781 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.127 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.834 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3780 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 4.041 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3778 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.051 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3776 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.044 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.652 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.828 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.126 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.532 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.437 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.268 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 101 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.036 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.028 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.828 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.833 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.3122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.8110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3767 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.549 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.131 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.637 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.953 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3763 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.356 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3762 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.14 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 3.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.939 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3757 days ago · 77 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.530 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.661 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.063 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.953 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.028 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.957 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.353 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.542 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.246 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3749 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.246 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 101 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.083 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.058 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.170 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3742 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.2114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.260 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3795 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.666 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3798 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.373 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3799 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3800 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.649 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.257 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.535 km NE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3802 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.732 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.256 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.044 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.434 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3805 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.548 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.146 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3806 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.259 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.938 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.050 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3807 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.660 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3808 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3810 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

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