Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 80 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 80 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Feb 8, 2018, 5:51 AM AKST (14:51 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-08 14:51:19 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.385° N, 157.109° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.838 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3147 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.9123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.160 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.772 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.839 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.148 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.954 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.0135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.8113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.4103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.279 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.787 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.445 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.5112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.180 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 42 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.1116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.453 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.646 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.564 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.3112 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.966 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.5120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.3140 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.7133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.490 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km ESE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.450 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.061 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.3120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.346 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.3120 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.316 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.055 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.657 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0181sqlkqn (also filed as ak18438941). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.