Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jul 20, 2016, 3:11 AM AKDT (11:11 UTC), 62 km (39 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
2016-07-20 11:11:34 UTC
Depth
62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.129° N, 158.099° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3728 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.459 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3727 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 3724 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.054 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.49 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.024 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.369 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3721 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.521 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.552 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3720 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3720 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.976 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3718 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.849 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.338 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.285 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.58 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.365 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.477 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.377 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.971 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3711 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.8108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3709 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.575 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3708 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.550 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.947 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.984 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 4.349 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3698 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.827 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.755 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.885 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.579 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.18 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 5.159 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 4.175 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.765 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.294 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.042 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.94 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.651 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 3.077 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.133 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 84 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.971 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 3.562 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.664 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.821 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.863 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3733 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.476 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.172 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3736 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.373 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3737 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.489 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.572 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3741 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.170 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3743 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.978 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3745 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.376 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3746 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.360 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3747 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.975 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.246 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3748 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.957 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.979 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.028 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 79 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.165 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3751 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.953 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.063 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3752 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.661 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3753 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away

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