Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jun 15, 2016, 4:06 AM AKDT (12:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 75 km SE of Perryville, 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
2016-06-15 12:06:08 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.928° N, 157.857° 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.366 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3761 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.14 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.475 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.774 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.939 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.243 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.530 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3755 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.578 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.661 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.165 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.028 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.979 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.957 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.246 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.360 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.978 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.195 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.686 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.489 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.373 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.476 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.863 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.426 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.459 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3725 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3723 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.054 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.49 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.024 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.369 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.521 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.976 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.849 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.338 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.285 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.58 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.365 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.377 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.8108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.575 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.8122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.873 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3764 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.474 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3765 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.8110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.167 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3766 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.365 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3768 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.268 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.578 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.294 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3769 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.174 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.366 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.372 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3770 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 4.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3771 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3772 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.570 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3773 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3774 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.673 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.072 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.571 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.170 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3775 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away

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