Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 8:19 PM AKST (05:19 UTC), 34 km (21 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-10 05:19:09 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.228° N, 157.549° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.694 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.993 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.771 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.559 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.580 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.555 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.060 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.651 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.388 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.512 km WSW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.944 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.859 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.5106 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.659 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.246 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.0129 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.052 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.056 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.959 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.645 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.448 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.874 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.853 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.6122 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.468 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.123 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.449 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.050 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.881 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.036 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.745 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.648 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.747 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.946 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.5104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.172 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.064 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.323 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.750 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.148 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.849 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.956 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.441 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.360 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.157 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.668 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.527 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.952 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.646 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 50 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.649 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.950 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.092 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.856 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.2104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.437 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.758 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.555 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.652 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.990 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.356 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.6115 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.3109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.945 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.452 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.251 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.251 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.058 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.054 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.948 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.055 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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