Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 3:14 PM AKST (00:14 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 53 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-25 00:14:16 UTC
Depth
74.4 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.539° N, 156.495° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.476 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.061 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.051 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.450 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.271 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.080 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.386 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.838 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.758 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.453 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3147 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.756 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.992 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.9123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.160 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.459 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.772 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.969 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.148 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.0135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.382 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.4103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.279 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.787 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.445 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.180 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.973 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.1116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.953 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.779 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.986 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.346 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.177 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.3120 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.857 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.171 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.055 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.657 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.867 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.460 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.287 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.560 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.361 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.5129 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.6120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01815cipmc (also filed as ak18413018). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.