Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16 km S of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16 km S of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 8:23 AM AKST (17:23 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 80 km SE of Chignik, 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
2018-11-14 17:23:52 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.150° N, 158.442° 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
2.2ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.2ML, 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.577 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.680 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.569 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.969 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.528 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.646 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.818 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 51 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.713 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.251 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.928 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.634 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.530 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.860 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.8108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2841 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.022 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 64 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.884 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.832 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 142 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.218 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 130 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2823 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.718 km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.254 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.416 km NE of Perryville, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.937 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.277 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.528 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.717 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.671 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.665 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.142 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.459 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.463 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

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