Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 118 km SE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, May 6, 2018, 3:59 PM AKDT (23:59 UTC), 36 km (22 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
2018-05-06 23:59:46 UTC
Depth
36.1 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.641° N, 156.906° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1114 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.3118 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.228 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.5158 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.7191 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.754 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.5138 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.2140 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.639 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.5136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.4107 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.378 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.8129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.0151 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.845 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.2143 km SE of Chignik, AK · 3010 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.8121 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.6133 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.477 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.3128 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.950 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.9153 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.538 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.6118 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.360 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.7133 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away

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