Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 87 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 87 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Jan 6, 2018, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC), 95 km (59 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-07 00:38:10 UTC
Depth
94.6 km (58.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.632° N, 157.117° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.379 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.048 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.460 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.19 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.84 km S of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3188 days ago · -3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.657 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.355 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.055 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.511 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.1111 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.316 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.3120 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.347 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.898 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.346 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.3120 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.476 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.061 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.723 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.188 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.032 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.689 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.450 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.47 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.39 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.13 km N of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.271 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.97 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.080 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.386 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.838 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3147 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.992 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.9123 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.160 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.772 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.839 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.19 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.8101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.148 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.0135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.361 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.5129 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.6120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.231 km SE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.5107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 3198 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.846 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.83 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.90 km WSW of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.447 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.5106 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.5114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.353 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.019 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.1120 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.6103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.816 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.383 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away

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