Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 111 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 111 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, May 30, 2018, 8:39 AM AKDT (16:39 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-05-30 16:39:24 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.408° N, 156.604° 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.4107 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 73 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.787 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.768 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.482 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.575 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.952 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 3037 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.777 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.751 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.8129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.759 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 42 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.990 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.182 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.4105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.070 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.156 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.374 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.968 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.892 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.751 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.992 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 4.3Alaska Peninsula · 3014 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.084 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.948 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.150 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3012 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.756 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.049 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.750 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.951 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.057 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.754 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.248 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.1125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.347 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3004 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.6111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.049 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.937 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.075 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.621 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 3.476 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.892 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.979 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.9117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.5136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 73 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.863 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.489 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.2140 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.878 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.5138 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.272 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.181 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.849 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.748 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.2110 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.5158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.3118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.951 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away

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