M2.3 earthquake 60 km E of Chignik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 60 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 4, 2016, 1:46 PM AKST (22:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km NE of Chignik, 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
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-04 22:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.262° N, 157.436° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.758 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.437 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.2104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.953 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.2122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.694 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.993 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.580 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.060 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.651 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.944 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.5106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.659 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.246 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.487 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.0129 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
- 2.052 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.853 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.050 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.036 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.745 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.648 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.946 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.750 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 3.148 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.849 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.956 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.4133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.441 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.360 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.157 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
The first 60 of 65.
Before
- 2.062 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.555 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.652 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.990 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.356 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.6115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3599 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.945 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.251 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.251 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.058 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.054 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.541 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.142 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.948 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.055 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.854 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
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