M2.4 earthquake 24 km E of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 3:42 AM AKDT (11:42 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 52 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-18 11:42:15 UTC
- Depth
- 85.0 km (52.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 56.309° N, 158.012° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.648 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.356 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.151 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.182 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.620 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.726 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.057 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.052 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.0107 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.952 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.593 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.422 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.345 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.146 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.650 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.547 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.151 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.268 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.136 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 101 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.943 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.647 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.048 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.746 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.180 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.29 km NE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3623 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.964 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.850 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.173 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.249 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.989 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 5.052 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
- 2.548 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.958 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.454 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.751 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.452 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.454 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.651 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.153 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3612 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.148 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.842 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.457 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.250 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.454 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.757 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.458 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.854 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.055 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.948 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.142 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.541 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 2.4106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.548 km SSW of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.664 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.562 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.971 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.133 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 84 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.0117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.320 km N of Perryville, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.248 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.651 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.542 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.042 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.658 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.294 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.765 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
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