Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 34 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 34 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 59 km NE of Chignik, 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
2018-04-26 13:17:21 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.981° N, 158.399° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km WNW of Perryville, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.243 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.227 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.841 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.37 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.169 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.229 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.911 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.538 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.631 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.742 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.754 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.030 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.972 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.024 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.06 km ESE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.052 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.774 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.030 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.769 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.639 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.927 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.472 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.227 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.035 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.759 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.541 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.729 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.888 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.730 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.332 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.477 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.06 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.841 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.950 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.248 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.029 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.538 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.6118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.130 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.737 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.966 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.564 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away

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