Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 71 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, May 4, 2019, 4:30 AM AKDT (12:30 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-04 12:30:00 UTC
Depth
27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.944° N, 157.434° 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
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.1ML, 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.340 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2705 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.688 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.488 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.494 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.417 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.442 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.277 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.0100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.346 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.696 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.777 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.338 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.392 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.1115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.1135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.447 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.322 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.972 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.361 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.3128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.868 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.5117 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 3.587 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.3106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.676 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.342 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 4.1Alaska Peninsula · 2670 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.8115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2668 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.556 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.6108 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.1104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.680 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.016 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.049 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.3119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.671 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.551 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.8131 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.221 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.827 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.6127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.157 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.697 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.390 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.169 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.074 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.0122 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.5120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.052 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.480 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.264 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 2736 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.5157 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away

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