Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 2:02 AM AKDT (10:02 UTC), 54 km (33 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-15 10:02:32 UTC
Depth
53.8 km (33.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.239° N, 157.636° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.984 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.349 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.4129 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.060 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.827 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.885 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.2124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.18 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.056 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 5.159 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.977 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.1127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.959 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.765 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.294 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.042 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.542 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.94 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 92 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.651 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.248 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.0117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.133 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.971 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.562 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.664 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.3125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.4106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.424 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.648 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.356 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 81 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.151 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.182 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.1119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.620 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.726 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.960 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.057 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.0107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.593 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 2.861 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.8122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.550 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.851 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.8108 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3707 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.558 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.714 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3713 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.365 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.58 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.285 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3714 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.338 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.159 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.849 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3716 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.976 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.393 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3717 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3719 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.552 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.521 km NNE of Chignik, Alaska · 3719 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

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