Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 78 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 3:01 PM AKDT (23:01 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 136 km SE of Perryville, 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
2018-06-01 23:01:41 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.998° N, 157.251° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.3ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.3ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
19

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 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.7121 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.777 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.227 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.8129 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.759 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.1110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.541 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.164 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.468 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.0151 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.845 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.2143 km SE of Chignik, AK · 3012 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.1125 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.465 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.031 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 3005 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.6111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.292 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.621 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.476 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  26. 4.3136 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.024 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.7128 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.9117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.0129 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.8124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.4107 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.349 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.8111 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.966 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.5136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.927 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.639 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.2140 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.6141 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.7100 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.5138 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.052 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.8127 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.5123 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.754 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.742 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.8135 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.866 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.2110 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away

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