Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 65 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 65 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 6, 2018, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 80 km SE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-06 21:15:13 UTC
Depth
58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.482° N, 157.403° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.186 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.546 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.962 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.351 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 72 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.348 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.142 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.865 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.665 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 56 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.492 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.149 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.1103 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.074 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.298 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.277 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.7123 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.8123 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.052 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.718 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.216 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.984 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.680 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.569 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.969 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.4120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.818 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.537 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.0117 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.529 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.564 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.849 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.178 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.756 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.051 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.2132 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.718 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.966 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.165 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.252 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.549 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.9124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.351 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.241 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.037 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.1105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.060 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.164 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse018ctrj6ag. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:39 AM UTC.