Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 80 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 80 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 1:01 AM AKDT (09:01 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 128 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-15 09:01:21 UTC
Depth
41.7 km (25.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.383° N, 157.104° 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

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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.453 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.646 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.564 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.3112 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.966 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.5120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.3140 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.7133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.490 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.538 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.379 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.9153 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.950 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 3.3128 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.06 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.477 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.6133 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.399 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.0102 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.334 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.153 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.293 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.243 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.227 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.4118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.951 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.3118 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.5112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.445 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.787 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.279 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.4103 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.8113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.0135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.954 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.148 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.839 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.772 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.160 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.9123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3146 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.838 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away

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