Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 89 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 89 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jul 8, 2016, 6:14 AM AKDT (14:14 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 59 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-07-08 14:14:52 UTC
Depth
47.6 km (29.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.663° N, 157.512° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.373 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.476 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3735 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.863 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3732 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.426 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.459 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3726 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3723 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.054 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.369 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.976 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.849 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.338 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.285 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.377 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3710 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.8108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.575 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.8122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.947 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.755 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.579 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.18 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 5.159 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 3.882 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.765 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.294 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 42 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.077 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.686 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.195 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3740 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.978 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3744 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.360 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.957 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.979 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.028 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.165 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3750 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.473 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.578 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3754 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.243 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.939 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3756 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.774 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.475 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 3.2113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3758 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.071 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3759 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.14 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3760 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away

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