Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 77 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 11:52 AM AKDT (19:52 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 110 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-22 19:52:31 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.701° N, 157.759° 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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.888 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.334 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.227 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.841 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.37 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.4118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.229 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.911 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.631 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.742 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.754 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.972 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.052 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.769 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.639 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.927 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.5136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.472 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.6132 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.541 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.841 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.950 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.029 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.538 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.6118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.3140 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.7130 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.737 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.966 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.564 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.646 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.453 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.144 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away

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