Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 39 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 39 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Tue, May 29, 2018, 7:04 AM AKDT (15:04 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 59 km NE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-29 15:04:40 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.937° N, 158.356° 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.472 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.227 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.035 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.759 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.541 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.278 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.845 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 74 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.010 km SSW of Perryville, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.465 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.031 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.418 km N of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.944 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.292 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.826 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2997 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.563 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.621 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.476 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.024 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.293 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.289 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.769 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.030 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.773 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.052 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.06 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.024 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.972 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.754 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.742 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.631 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.911 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.229 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away

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