Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, May 28, 2018, 10:47 AM AKDT (18:47 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 110 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-28 18:47:38 UTC
Depth
43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.068° N, 156.829° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.2140 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.639 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.5136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.4107 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.777 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.8129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.759 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 3.4105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.892 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.0151 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.845 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.992 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.610 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.2143 km SE of Chignik, AK · 3010 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.1125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3004 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.6111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.292 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.621 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.476 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.5138 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.272 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.2110 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.5158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.3118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.4118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.227 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away

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