Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 77 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 77 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, May 19, 2019, 2:01 AM AKDT (10:01 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-19 10:01:37 UTC
Depth
46.1 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.360° N, 157.154° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0100 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.346 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.750 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.696 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.338 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.427 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.392 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.043 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.1115 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.1135 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.322 km SE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.972 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 73 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.944 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.3128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.868 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.6118 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.5117 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.148 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.587 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.847 km ENE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.3106 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.748 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.942 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.342 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.1Alaska Peninsula · 2670 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.8115 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2668 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.990 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.658 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.556 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.3121 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.9104 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.446 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.143 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.254 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.1104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.680 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 65 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.016 km N of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.8103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.866 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.3119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.671 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.482 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.095 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.8151 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.849 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.955 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.9108 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.159 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.781 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 3.961 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.2144 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.0108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.8113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.442 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.650 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.417 km NNE of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.181 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.494 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.488 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.072 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.688 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.8Alaska Peninsula · 2705 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.886 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.340 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.536 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.171 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.755 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.8131 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.955 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.6127 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2718 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.654 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.068 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.5110 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away

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