Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 5, 2019, 7:41 AM AKDT (15:41 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2019-08-05 15:41:23 UTC
Depth
70.9 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.518° N, 156.550° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
51

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 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0100 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.9125 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.6100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.4109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.688 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.639 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.2114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.464 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.046 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.565 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.653 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 2600 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.051 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.968 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.560 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.766 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.3149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.153 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.1113 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.669 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.2125 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.9119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.168 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.1118 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.936 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.983 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.676 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.945 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 3.3113 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.888 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.136 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.137 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.543 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.4128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 81 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.1114 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 64 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.9137 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 1.992 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.289 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.946 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.2135 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.847 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.745 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.593 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.384 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.3111 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.2127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 50 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.9136 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.850 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.183 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.181 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.8113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.0108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.2144 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.867 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.154 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away

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